Earthquakes and seismic activity often happen with sudden movements underground with tectonic plates. Seismographs are used by scientists to measure the time, location and strength of an earthquake.

CLARK COUNTY, NV - the U.S. Geological Survey reported that a preliminary 2.0 magnitude quake struck near Enterprise ...

North Carolina was hit by two earthquakes recently, but you may not have felt them. Here's where they hit and more about quakes in the state.

The International Federation of Red Cross said in a post on its website: “The seismic activity has been very active around the area since the end of June and a magnitude 5.5 (in the Japanese intensity ...

The strongest earthquake ever recorded in South Carolina - and on the East Coast of the United States - was a devastating 7.3 in Charleston in 1886. That quake killed 60 people and was felt over 2.5 ...

A 5.4-magnitude tremor on the Richter scale was felt in Malta at 11:55am on Monday morning. The epicentre of this earthquake emerged around 238 kilometres southeast of the Maltese islands, at a ...

Over 10 earthquakes have struck off the coast of Oregon in 24 hours…near the Cascadia Subduction Zone, which could trigger a ...