A massive earthquake has struck near Ovalle in Chile - reports suggest it is the biggest quake to hit the region in seven years ...

The threat of earthquakes should be taken as “constant” in regions where tremors come and go, according to seismologists who describe the concept of an overdue disaster as a “myth. ” After assessing ...

The jolt of seismic activity Monday was among the busiest of a swarm that began nearly 3 months ago. Until the quake Friday, an earthquake swarm that began Nov. 9 around San Ramon had delivered 91 ...

When the biggest earthquake in more than a decade rattled Russia’s remote Kamchatka Peninsula in July, seismologists around the world knew within moments. For earthquakes big or small, sensors around ...

5, commonly referred to as the Valdivia earthquake or Great Chilean earthquake. It occurred in the afternoon at 15:11 local time and lasted an astonishing 10 minutes. The epicenter of this megathrust ...

Over the past few days, the Coachella Valley has experienced more than 20 earthquakes, causing concern among some residents. The magnitude 4.9 quake reported about 12 miles north of Indio the evening ...

Charleston was rocked by a 7.0 earthquake in 1886, but we don't think about it as much as our threats from hurricanes or floods or heat. But we should prepare.