Earthquakes are most common along fault lines, which are fractures that allow the plates to move. Earthquakes occur when two ...

Strong earthquakes can lead to damage, tsunami warnings and more. People can also be injured or killed by damage caused by a quake. Here's what to know about earthquake activity and what causes ...

State and local officials were working to assess the full scope of the damage, but early reports appeared to show that the ...

A swarm of earthquakes rattled along the New Madrid fault line, sparking fear of the “big one” shaking the area known for ...

A magnitude 5.5 earthquake that struck in a remote area of Nevada on Monday afternoon sent shaking throughout Central ...

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A new collection of published papers offers the most detailed and comprehensive breakdown yet of how water injected into the Permian Basin during oil and gas operations is changing subsurface ...

Tsunami warnings are not uncommon in Califoria, where warning sirens and signs are in place to notify coastal residents that ...