A lurch in the Earth’s tectonic plates can wreak havoc at any time – as we’ve just seen in Vanuatu. How do scientists measure ...

The largest earthquake the state has experienced in nearly a year shook Central Idaho on Monday morning. The U.S. Geological ...

Poverty, job loss and high insurance costs have led to a lack of earthquake insurance in New Madrid, Missouri — a town with a ...

Taupō residents were feeling nervous today after a “swarm” of more than 50 earthquakes were recorded in the area overnight.

A 3.8-magnitude earthquake rocked the Northeast early Monday — shaking buildings and homes along the Atlantic coast, the United States Geological Survey said. The quake, which struck at 10:22 a ...

If you thought you felt the earth move under your feet Monday morning, you were not imagining it. A rare 3.8-magnitude earthquake happened in the Atlantic Ocean 9.7 miles from Portsmouth at 10:22 a.m.

Last night’s strong and shallow 5.3 quake was felt by more than 23,000 people: mostly across the lower North Island. A ...

A light but rare 3.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of southern Maine on Monday morning, according to the United ...

Alex de Steiguer was about to send an email from a house on Star Island, 7 miles off the coast of Maine and New Hampshire, when she heard what she thought was a big plane flying over. Outside, a flock ...

To better understand when a big earthquake is coming, there are earthquake monitoring stations across the state in remote ...