Residents across Nevada and California woke up Thursday to a startling alert warning of a 5.9 magnitude earthquake.

The United States Geological Survey quickly deleted the alert, saying it had been sent in error. “This isn’t a good look,” ...

The United States Geological Survey put out a false alarm for a 5.9 earthquake east of Dayton, Nevada, on Thursday morning.

Lancashire residents say the 3.3-magnitude tremor felt like "an underground explosion", but there are no reports of damage.

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck off the southern coast of Mexico, centered about 50 miles south-southwest of La Esperanza.

An alert sent to people across California warning about a strong earthquake striking Northern Nevada on Thursday morning was ...

In general, earthquakes are caused by the tectonic plates that make up the earth moving and rubbing together. The UK is ...

The ShakeAlert system that warns about imminent shaking arriving from earthquakes sent a false alarm across California on ...

USGS deleted a false alert that wrongly reported a 5.9 Nevada quake, saying no earthquake occurred and the cause of the error ...

A preliminary 2.7 magnitude quake was reported near Primo Tapia, B.C. Friday night, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

HUMBOLDT COUNTY, CA - Friday afternoon, a preliminary 2.2 magnitude quake was recorded close to Fortuna, according to the U.S ...

A marriage between a can of beans and a smoke alarm, 6-pound seismic sensors collect data that researchers use to establish ...