The Journal News/lohud.com reached out to a researcher at the U.S. Geological Survey about earthquake frequencies in the Lower Hudson Valley region.

The U.S. Geological Survey has a team in Red River Parish installing new equipment to aid in detecting earthquakes.

The first earthquake struck while the town was still asleep. Around 2:00 am on Dec. 16, 1811, New Madrid—a small frontier settlement of 400 people on land now located in Missouri—was jolted awake.

Five recent earthquakes along Lake Murray reflect a broader spike in South Carolina tremors since 2021, researchers say while ...

Earthquakes usually strike without warning. But sometimes they come in clusters — dozens or even hundreds of small quakes concentrated in one area over days or weeks. Geologists call these clusters ...

SUMMERVILLE, S.C. (WCIV) — A series of small earthquakes over the past week has startled residents across Summerville and parts of the Lowcountry, marking an unusually active stretch for an area that ...

The only larger earthquake was recorded offshore in the Gulf, south of Grand Isle, at magnitude 5.3, in February 2006.