Kids in parts of British Columbia might have felt the ground shaking this week. That’s because a mild earthquake took place early in the morning on Sept. 26. Just after 4 a.m. PT, the 3.8 ...

Earthquakes are caused by the breaking and shifting of rock beneath the earth’s surface. They can strike without warning and can occur at any time. In the U.S., 45 states and territories are at ...

There's no doubt that everyone needs to be prepared for an earthquake, but when the shaking starts, there's a lot of misconceptions about the place to seek cover.

Seismologists study earthquakes by looking at the damage that was caused and by using seismometers. A seismometer is an instrument that records the shaking of the Earth's surface caused by seismic ...

VICTORIA, BC — The Pacific Northwest got some early shakes Thursday morning with a 4.0 magnitude earthquake in the waters between San Juan Island and Saanich, British Columbia. The quake was ...

The Railroad Commission of Texas, the governmental agency tasked with overseeing oil and gas production in the state, is investigating the 5.1-magnitude earthquake that rattled much of West Texas ...

State Seismologist and Alaska Earthquake Center Director Michael West said this feature helps demonstrate what could be ...

Was there a recent earthquake in or near Florida? The phrases "earthquake Florida" and "earthquake Florida today just now" have been trending early this morning as folks turn to Google to explain ...

On average Australia experiences more than 100 low-level earthquakes each year. A 5.9 magnitude earthquake in Mansfield, Victoria in 2021 was one of the largest onshore quakes recorded in the sta ...

A magnitude-5.9 earthquake struck eastern Turkey's Malatya province on Wednesday, causing damage to some buildings but no casualties, the country's disaster and emergency management authority ...