The strongest was a 3.4 magnitude quake that struck near San Bernardino, with more than 500 people feeling the quake.

The first main earthquake hazard (danger) is the effect of ground shaking. Buildings can be damaged by the shaking itself or by the ground beneath them settling to a different level than it was before ...

A 3.6-magnitude earthquake shook the Southern California area — the third tremor to hit the area Monday, Feb. 10, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. The about 5-mile deep quake hit about 3 miles ...

The 1999 magnitude 7.7 quake killed 2,415 people, damaged buildings around the island of 23 million people and led to ...

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 10 miles off the coast of York, Maine on Monday. The earthquake was recorded at 10:22 a.m.

Earthquakes are among nature’s most unpredictable and potentially devastating phenomena, bringing with them a wide range of ...

Sophie Coulson, assistant professor in Earth science at the University of New Hampshire, was preparing for class when a 3.8-magnitude earthquake hit off the coast of York, Maine, near what Coulson ...

An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.6 shook the Caribbean Sea, impacting Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the British Virgin Islands ...

This week was the USGS Northern California Earthquake Hazards Workshop (NCEHW). I joined other earthquake hazards professionals for three days of virtual talks and discussions about the latest ...