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ACKERLY, Texas — Two earthquakes occurred in Ackerly, Texas Friday, northeast of Midland, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). At 1:33 p.m., a 4.8 magnitude earthquake hit ...

ACKERLY, Texas — Two earthquakes occurred in Ackerly, Texas Friday, northeast of Midland, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). At 1:33 p.m., a 4.8 magnitude earthquake hit ...

"Unrest continues at Mount Spurr, with numerous small, shallow volcanic earthquakes detected beneath the volcano," explains a recent volcano notice from the United States Geological Survey (USGS).

“When earthquakes are deeper, those vibrations never reach the surface. Sometimes, earthquakes create booming sounds even when no vibrations are felt,” according to the US Geological Survey (USGS).

According to the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program, areas near the epicenter of an earthquake experience stronger tremors because seismic energy is most intense at the point of origin. As seismic waves ...

India’s capital New Delhi was jolted awake Monday by powerful tremors from a magnitude 4.0 earthquake, with its epicenter on the edge of the sprawling megacity an hour before dawn. There were no ...

A small earthquake was recorded in South Texas this weekend, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake happened at 2:10 p.m. on Sunday about 12 miles southwest of Falls City ...

Researchers are working to improve earthquake forecasting along New Zealand's biggest fault - the Hikurangi subduction zone - where a massive quake and tsunami could result in tens of thousands of ...

Earthquakes are a common occurrence in Hawaii. If you subscribe to emergency, earthquake or volcano notifications, the shaking you feel might be followed by a message summarizing the earthquake. Have ...

Latest California Earthquakes. Please wait a moment for map to load. Use controls or your ... according to the USGS. In North America, only Alaska records more quakes per year than California.