On Dec. 26, 2004, a massive underwater earthquake off the coast of Indonesia that registered 9.2 on the Richter scale created ...

A 6.0 magnitude earthquake rocked Hawaii's Big Island shortly before 10 p.m. Friday night, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The earthquake came amid USGS monitoring of Kilauea, an active ...

An “earthquake swarm” erupted over the weekend in Southern California in which hundreds of earthquakes shook Imperial County — including a 4.7-magnitude tremor on Mother’s Day. While the numerous ...

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — Nearly 200,000 people in Southern California felt shaking as hundreds of earthquakes rattled the Imperial County desert over the weekend. The California Governor’s Office of ...

Two earthquakes struck Northern California near Cobb within several hours of each other late Wednesday and early Thursday, May 6-7, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The first earthquake, a ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. A recent series of earthquakes in Nevada has served as a jolting reminder of the state’s seismic risk. It started ...

Seismic waves generated by natural or artificial sources traverse Earth’s interior, their speeds and paths controlled by variations in elastic properties, density and temperature. Compressional (P) ...

Whether you feel shaking from an earthquake largely depends on three major factors -- magnitude, distance and local soil conditions. Magnitude refers to the strength of the quake. The closer your ...

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck just north of Cabazon Sunday morning and could be felt at least as far east as Palm Springs. The U.S. Geological Survey said the earthquake struck about 6 miles north ...

A 4.0 magnitude earthquake occurred in the Missouri Bootheel on April 23. The tremor was felt by some residents in West Tennessee and as far south as Mississippi. The earthquake's epicenter was ...

For many people in Japan, the country’s regular tremors are not a big deal. Officials are urging them to prepare for the next catastrophic quake. By John Yoon and Hisako Ueno Hisako Ueno reported from ...

Tokyo — A powerful earthquake struck off the northern Japanese coast Monday, prompting the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) to issue a tsunami alert for a wide section of coastline, though waves of ...