An earthquake can begin without warning. One moment you are at home, the next a loud crash echoes through the room as dishes ...

Earthquakes typically happen on faults, which are deep fissures in the ground, or cracks, where motion between two rocks on either side of the fault can occur. Excitement was in the air at the Stan ...

HUMBOLDT COUNTY, CA - A preliminary 2.2 magnitude quake shook near McKinleyville on Wednesday night, the U.S. Geological ...

Earthquakes usually strike without warning. But sometimes they come in clusters — dozens or even hundreds of small quakes concentrated in one area over days or weeks. Geologists call these clusters ...

In 2023, Texas and California were nearly tied for the number of magnitude 3 and larger earthquakes, which is honestly kind of wild when you think about it. Texas isn't supposed to be earthquake ...

Deep beneath the Pacific, one undersea fault has produced nearly identical magnitude 6 earthquakes every few years for ...

Ideas like “earthquake weather” and fears that California could fall into the ocean have long been a part of the state’s earthquake superstitions, often resurfacing every time the ground begins to ...

Nearly one year after a tragic work zone crash claimed the life of a Rensselaer County Department of Transportation worker, the department is continuing to honor his legacy. On Tuesday the department ...