Search officials say they learned of an earthquake just days before the Oso mudslide. “You have to dig pretty deeply, but we found that there was a 1.1 earthquake approximately 100 yards right behind ...

Teasing out just what is happening below the Earth's shifty surface during an earthquake is no simple feat, but scientists have found a new tool that may help get a clearer picture of the minute ...

About 55 earthquakes a day – 20,000 a year – are recorded by the National Earthquake Information Center. Most are tiny and barely noticed by people living where they happen. But some are strong enough ...

The Eastern seaboard has been home to several big shakers. Aug. 24, 2011— -- intro: Tuesday's earthquake, felt by residents all along the East Coast, may not have resulted in destruction, but ...

Earthquake with 5.1 magnitude strikes central Iran; no casualties reported A 5.1-magnitude earthquake shook central Iran early on Friday morning, Iran state TV reported. Worldcategory· November 21, ...

Today at about 11:30am local time, a magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck off the coast of Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula in the country’s far east. Originating at a depth of roughly 20 kilometres, today’s ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. A specific type of earthquake that can cause particularly intense shaking is more common than previously believed, ...

The magnitude 4.4 earthquake that rattled Los Angeles on Monday was centered within one of the region’s most potentially destructive fault systems, one capable of producing a magnitude 7.5 earthquake ...