The recent 3.5 magnitude earthquake was likely an aftershock of the 2020 quake in Magna, according to seismologists.

A thick layer of slippery clay on the ocean floor may have formed the weak spot that enabled a magnitude 9.1 quake to make ...

The earthquake danger most Seattleites think about isn't necessarily the one most likely to hit soonest, new research ...

Nine of the 11 earthquakes recorded in South Carolina in 2026 have happened in February, according to the USGS.

When tens of thousands of earthquakes shook Santorini, the cause wasn’t just shifting tectonic plates—it was rising magma. Scientists tracked about 300 million cubic meters of molten rock pushing up ...

Bill would boost NOAA’s tsunami preparedness budget by 35%, require planning for a Pacific Northwest megaquake ...

In 2025, Myanmar experienced a fault break that stretched 311 miles in seconds, forcing geologists to rethink key seismic ...

First, we connected our specially designed 6km-long strain cable (similar to submarine telecommunication cables but with special sensor fibers) to the seafloor observatory. Using an underwater plough, ...

S. population is "somewhat likely" to experience a damaging earthquake in the coming decades, according to recently published ...

The latest earthquake happened around 12:15 p.m. and was centered about 4.4 miles south-southeast of Sparta, between the Blue ...

Researchers were once unsure whether mantle earthquakes existed. Now they have a global map of this mysterious phenomenon.

Its origin, though, adds an interesting element: Currently, University of Utah researchers believe that because the Friday ...