A light, 4.9-magnitude earthquake struck in Southern California on Monday, according to the United States Geological Survey.

A 4.3 earthquake struck in the San Francisco Bay Area on Monday, according to the United States Geological Survey. The temblor happened at 2:56 a.m. Pacific time about 1 mile southeast of Berkeley, ...

Earthquakes happen daily, sometimes with devastating consequences, yet predicting them remains out of reach. What scientists can do is map the hidden layers beneath the surface that control how ...

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake rattled parts of central Oklahoma late Tuesday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake struck around 10:11 p.m. about 1 mile west-southwest of Durant at a depth ...

Two minor earthquakes in the New York metro area occurred this week. The recent, small earthquakes that rattled the New York metro area serve as a reminder that seismic activity does occur in the ...

When the ground shakes violently, entire cities can crumble within minutes. Homes, hospitals, roads, and lives can vanish suddenly. Despite advances in technology, predicting when earthquakes will ...