A 3.1 magnitude quake struck near San Ramon early Tuesday, part of a recent East Bay swarm. No damage reported, but experts ...

Two major earthquakes on opposite sides of the Pacific within roughly two days have jolted public anxiety, feeding talk of a ...

Earthquakes recorded under the Thwaites Glacier reveal processes of fracturing and sliding of the ice over the Antarctic bedrock.

The Tibetan Plateau attains its high elevation due to crustal thickening caused by the collision of the Indian and Eurasian plates, which created the Himalayas.

Powerful aftershocks strike Japan days after megaquake advisory issued - The megaquake warning covers approximately 800 miles ...

A recent study published in Earth and Planetary Science Letters is the first to directly link earthquakes to climate change-induced glacial melt. Scientists analyzed 15 years of seismic activity in ...

Several earthquakes, the largest a 3.99 magnitude temblor, struck near Gilroy early Wednesday morning, according to the United States Geological Survey. Here's a breakdown of the earthquake activity.

We tend to think earthquakes are predominantly driven by deep-Earth forces. But in Kenya’s Lake Turkana Rift, researchers recently found that as surface water levels dropped roughly 100 to 150 meters ...

A magnitude 4.0 quake and at least two aftershocks shook the Bay Area on Wednesday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake was initially listed as magnitude 4.3 but was quickly ...

Tsunami warnings for Oregonians will remain unaffected, for now, after an Alaska earthquake center decided to backfill federal cuts to an alert system that helps Pacific coast states, including Oregon ...

If you happened to feel some light shaking in your house late Friday night, you may have been among dozens of New Jerseyans who felt a small earthquake. A quake with a magnitude of 1.8 occurred at ...