Once considered geologically impossible, earthquakes in stable regions like Utah and Groningen can actually occur due to long-inactive faults that slowly “heal” and strengthen over millions of years.

Scientists discovered a crack under the sea off Vancouver Island, NFZ in Cascadia region, that could alter Pacific subduction ...

HUMBOLDT COUNTY, CA - A preliminary 2.8 magnitude quake was detected close to Petrolia Monday morning, the U.S. Geological ...

Nearly two dozen earthquakes have struck off the coast of Russia, near the Kamchatka Peninsula, in the last 24 hours, ...

A powerful 6.3 magnitude earthquake shook northern Afghanistan before dawn Monday, killing at least 20 people and injuring ...

Sharif, a northern city known for its magnificent Blue Mosque. The extent of the damage was not immediately clear.

Wednesday, Nov. 5 is World Tsunami Awareness Day. Humboldt and Del Norte counties have experienced two tsunami warnings in ...

On Wednesday morning, a 5.4 magnitude earthquake rattled the waters off the coast of Oregon, approximately west of Newport. The tremor occurred around 6 a.m. and was reported by the U.S. Geological ...

The earthquakes off the Oregon coast serve as a reminder of the seismic volatility in the Pacific Northwest. The USGS is actively gathering data on the intensity of these quakes through the Community ...

An enormous area of the Earth’s crust has torn and slumped, dropping about 5 kilometers (3 miles). We’ve only just noticed ...

Two moderate earthquakes struck off the Oregon coast early Wednesday morning, prompting brief tsunami checks but causing no ...

NEWPORT Ore. (KPTV) - An earthquake was reported Wednesday off the coast of Oregon, west of Newport around 6 a.m. The ...