The 3.9 magnitude earthquake hit at 4:18 p.m. on the Olympic Peninsula, according to the United States Geological Survey.

A string of earthquakes has hit Washington in recent weeks. Are they connected, and do they tell us anything about the odds ...

"Radar satellites have transformed the study of earthquake zones, enabling us to visualize and analyze large areas in depth without requiring field observations," says Liu. Liu developed the SM ...

"Our study provides a way for us to find those spots ... which is relevant to earthquake generation in all subduction zones that host earthquakes in localized spots." This foliation gives the ...

Earthquakes occur along fault lines between continental plates, where one plate is diving beneath another. Pressure builds between each plate, called fault stress. When this stress builds enough to ...

This earthquake is larger than much of the recent seismic activity around western Washington, per initial reports.

After Sunday afternoon’s 4.1 magnitude earthquake struck, a succession of quakes ranging from M2.6 to M3.2 shook California ...

The quake occurred at 01:25 am near Naples' Pozzuoli, sending residents into the streets and causing many to spend the night ...

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake jolted the Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir early Friday, said officials. The Indian National ...

Disasters can strike at any moment. So, what happens when you know a disaster is coming, but you can’t say precisely when it ...

Solar heat may influence earthquakes and their timings by altering rock brittleness and underground water movement.