For millions of Californians, the ground did not simply shake once and fall silent. It pulsed again and again over roughly ...

A swarm of at least six earthquakes reaching up to magnitude 2.9 rattled San Ramon near San Francisco, the U.S. Geological ...

Hot Jupiters were once cosmic oddities, but unraveling how they moved so close to their stars has remained a stubborn mystery ...

VENTURA COUNTY, CA - the U.S. Geological Survey reported that a 3.6 magnitude quake occurred close to Fillmore Saturday ...

SAN BENITO COUNTY, CA - A preliminary 3.3 magnitude quake was detected near San Juan Bautista Thursday afternoon, the U.S.

Glacial earthquakes are a special type of earthquake generated in cold, icy regions. First discovered in the Northern ...

A strong, 6.7-magnitude earthquake struck in the North Pacific Ocean on Friday, according to the United States Geological Survey. The temblor happened at 11:44 a.m. Japan time about 71 miles northeast ...

Japan is learning what life is life under a megaquake watch. NPR's Rob Schmitz talks to Richard Allen, director of the Berkeley Seismology Lab, about what it means.

Japan experienced a 7.5-magnitude quake and a 6.7 tremor with tsunami warnings. Authorities issued a megaquake alert. This ...

The new quake off Aomori prefecture triggered a fresh tsunami advisory from the Japan Meteorological Agency, which warned of ...

Japan's Meteorological Agency says it is raining and snowing in areas affected by the powerful earthquake that struck off the eastern coast of Aomori Prefecture on Monday.

Major quakes in Japan and Alaska along with a spate of smaller earthquakes in California this fall make folks ask, is the Big ...