Researchers are deliberately setting off real (small) earthquakes to understand how to gauge the danger of a fault line ...

Earthquakes in the American state of Utah, the Soultz-sous-Forêts region of France or in the Dutch province of Groningen ...

On May 12, 2008, a powerful 7.9-magnitude earthquake struck the Wenchuan county of Sichuan province in south-central China. It was the most powerful quake to hit China in at least 50 years, killing ...

When we think of earthquakes, we imagine sudden, violent shaking. But deep beneath the Earth's surface, some faults move in near silence. These slow, shuffling slips and their accompanying hum -- ...

One of the most dangerous faults in the United States, the Cascadia Subduction Zone, may be able to trigger an earthquake on the San Andreas Fault, a new study says. But some scientists want more ...

The first earthquake struck while the town was still asleep. Around 2:00 am on Dec. 16, 1811, New Madrid—a small frontier settlement of 400 people on land now located in Missouri—was jolted awake.

A nearly 6 magnitude earthquake struck 102 miles off the Oregon Coast on Sept. 8, followed by a series of aftershocks. The 5.8 magnitude earthquake occurred at approximately 9:08 p.m., southwest of ...

Earthquakes don’t occur everywhere. They occur along the boundaries of the earth’s tectonic plates, along either known active faults or dormant faults. The East Coast is crisscrossed with ancient ...

A 2.3-magnitude earthquake shook Knoxville at 12:16 a.m. on July 27 There have been five earthquakes in East Tennessee in July 2025. Another 2.3 earthquake shook East Tennessee on July 27, according ...

YACHATS, Ore. — A 5.4 magnitude earthquake was among two that struck early Wednesday morning off Oregon's coast. According to ...