How Do They Work?For centuries, people wondered what caused the Earth to shake. In the 1960s, scientists finally settled on ...

Support from the National Science Foundation helps civil engineers like Ben Schafer improve building codes and develop more ...

A swarm of earth tremors and fears of volcanic eruptions in January forced tens of thousands of people to move away from ...

Japanese scientists have discovered new significant correlations between solar activity and earthquakes, according to recent ...

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake was reported Sunday at 7:48 p.m. in the Pacific about seven miles from Los Angeles, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The earthquake was also about seven miles ...

The 5.0 magnitude earthquake is tied for the sixth strongest in state history. Scientists have warned for years that increased fracking in West Texas is causing higher earthquake activity.

Earthquakes have been recorded in almost every ... The region has the most fault zones in the state and is also known for fracking, a process in which liquid is injected into the ground to force ...

GREENWATER, Wash. — A 3.0 magnitude earthquake shook the ground in far east King County on Tuesday morning. The Puget Sound Seismic Network (PNSN) recorded the earthquake at 9:54 a.m. Tuesday at ...