Scientists have proposed a surprising connection between solar flares and earthquakes. When solar activity disturbs the ionosphere, it may generate electric fields that penetrate fragile fracture ...

When tens of thousands of earthquakes shook Santorini, the cause wasn’t just shifting tectonic plates—it was rising magma. Scientists tracked about 300 million cubic meters of molten rock pushing up ...

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 ...

The magnitude of an earthquake depends on how far a rupture travels along a fault line before it stops. For the first time, we have now directly observed how a large earthquake comes to a halt. By ...

On Monday residents of northeastern Japan were rattled by a massive magnitude 7.7 earthquake off the coast and warned of possible tsunamis, as well as a slim chance of a magnitude 8 or higher ...

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 ...

SEATTLE — A swarm of offshore earthquakes that has been active since midnight poses no danger to people on land in the Pacific Northwest, according to a leading earthquake expert. Harold Tobin, ...

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At 12:17 p.m. on a recent Thursday, the Earth rumbled, windows rattled and a loud boom startled residents in communities around Lake Murray, just outside South Carolina’s capital of Columbia. “Wow! If ...

Earthquakes do happen in or near Florida, but they're rather rare. The closest fault line to the Sunshine State runs through the Caribbean Sea, just north of Puerto Rico. There have been more than 20 ...

A series of four earthquakes shook parts of Louisiana, surprising residents and drawing the attention of geologists who study seismic activity in the central United States. The tremors, which reached ...

EDGEFIELD, La. (KSLA) - On the morning of Mar. 9, four earthquakes happened within 10 minutes of each other in northwest Louisiana. According to data provided by United States Geological Survey (USGS) ...