Stanford University researchers have pulled back a curtain on a hidden part of Earth that rarely makes headlines. Their new work maps a strange kind of earthquake that starts deep below the crust, ...

A major, 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck in the South Pacific Ocean on Tuesday, according to the United States Geological Survey. The temblor happened at 12:37 a.m. Eastern about 103 miles west of ...

A 4.5 magnitude earthquake struck about 175 miles off the coast of Bandon on Sunday morning, according to the United States Geological Survey. The quake, which hit just before 2 a.m., did not prompt ...

The ground in parts of Morris County, New Jersey, was doing a lot of shaking on Monday, with six small earthquakes reported by residents at various times from the early morning to late-night hours.

A powerful magnitude 7.0 earthquake along a volatile Pacific fault has shaken the U.S. West Coast, triggering a brief tsunami scare, knocking out power, and sending millions scrambling for safety.

Mount Rainier’s quiet, snowcapped profile hides a restless interior that has just rattled itself with more than a thousand tiny earthquakes, a reminder that one of the country’s most dangerous ...