Impacts of the 2018 earthquake near Wasilla. Earthquakes had a quieter year in 2022. (Photo courtesy of U.S. Geological Survey) A new report released by the Alaska Earthquake Center shows a quiet year ...

This column was started three weeks ago. But we were still feeling strong aftershocks and they took priority. The Ferndale earthquakes illustrate why a year is an artificial construct for describing ...

A magnitude 6.4 earthquake shook parts of Northern California early Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said, killing at least two people, leaving tens of thousands without power, and causing ...

Rio Dell Mayor Debra Garnes was jolted awake by the Humboldt County earthquake Tuesday. “It was the most intense earthquake that I’ve felt,” the mayor of the small Northern California city told The ...

GREENVILLE, N.C. (WITN) - When we think of earthquakes, the first place in mind is the West Coast of the US such as Los Angeles, San Francisco and even Seattle. However, earthquakes can happen even in ...

In 2022, there were almost 2,500 earthquakes located in the Yellowstone region. The largest event of the year was an M4.2 earthquake that occurred in the eastern part of the park on May 11 — ...

The U.S. Geological Survey defines an earthquake as “any sudden release of energy in the Earth’s crust that creates seismic waves.” Earthquakes can be caused by a variety of factors, including ...

Aftershocks are small earthquakes that occur in the days, months or years in the general area following an earthquake. Aftershocks are minor readjustments made near the faults, or areas where stress ...

The strongest earthquake ever recorded in South Carolina — and on the East Coast of the United States — was a devastating 7.3 ...