Authorities in Indonesia have raised the alert level for the Mount Bur Ni Telong volcano to its second highest following a series of increased activity and volcanic earthquakes BANDA ACEH, Indonesia - ...

Many of the state’s largest earthquakes have struck near the junction, where the Pacific, North American and Gorda plates ...

By tracking swarms of very small earthquakes, seismologists are getting a new picture of the complex region where the San ...

A 6.0 magnitude earthquake struck off the Oregon Coast on Jan. 15. The earthquake was detected around 7:25 p.m., ...

A hidden chunk of an ancient tectonic plate is stuck to the Pacific Ocean floor and sliding under North America, complicating ...

Seismologists have discovered hidden faults at the Mendocino Triple Junction by tracking tiny earthquakes using a new ...

Earthquakes cause fault rupture, displacement of the ground, strong shaking, and tsunamis. These are all fairly well-understood phenomena. But there are other things associated with earthquakes that ...

More than 300 earthquakes have rattled the San Ramon area since November. The largest earthquakes in the sequence struck in recent days, with a 4.0 on Friday and a 3.9 on Saturday. Yet, in response to ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. View of the Ava Bridge near Sagaing, Myanmar, which collapsed during the March 2025 magnitude 7.7 ...

A swarm of earthquakes rattled the Bay Area on the evening of Friday, December 19. The earthquakes occurred over a 30-minute span, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. There have been no reports ...

When the house started shaking, Mandy Evenson picked up her 7-year-old son and dashed outside. “It was a really hard, sharp shake,” she said. “It felt like I was in a snow globe — like somebody ...