Five recent earthquakes along Lake Murray reflect a broader spike in South Carolina tremors since 2021, researchers say while ...

California's seismic risk is increasing with supershear earthquakes, which are faster and more destructive than typical earthquakes.

Story originally posted at 6:02 p.m. Thursday, March 12, 2026: Hawai‘i County Civil Defense reports that a magnitude-4.2 earthquake struck shortly after 5 p.m. today (March 12) off the Kaʻū Coast of ...

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake was reported at 9:40 p.m. Sunday 13 miles from Rancho Palos Verdes, according to the U.S.

Most experts agree, a major earthquake will hit the Pacific Northwest at some point. In fact, according to Oregon State University Professor Dr. Chris Goldfinger, there is a 33% chance of a major ...

The next major Pacific Northwest earthquake could cause coastal land to sink by up to 6.5 feet in a matter of minutes, a new study has warned. A magnitude 8.0 tremor on the Cascadia subduction zone ...

Most Americans hear "earthquake" and immediately picture California. Crumbling freeways, shaking skyscrapers, Hollywood hills on the slide. That picture is not wrong, exactly, but it is dangerously ...

A critical pipeline delivering water to much of the Wasatch Front is being rebuilt in Orem to prevent catastrophic failures ...

California sits on one of the world’s most active fault lines, but the “big one” hasn’t struck—yet. Explore the science behind earthquakes, stress buildup, and what researchers are watching closely.

Tuesday’s quake is the deadliest the country has experienced since October 2013, when more than 200 people died in the Philippines’ central region after a 7.2-magnitude quake struck the neighboring ...

Sue Pyper never spent much time thinking about earthquakes — until she found herself startled awake by a big one.