Most earthquakes occur when a geological fault, a fracture within the Earth’s crust, slips and releases energy. Individual faults, some of which form the tectonic plate boundaries, build up strain ...
Earthquakes in the American state of Utah, the Soultz-sous-Forêts region of France or in the Dutch province of Groningen ...
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CA - Sunday morning, a preliminary 3.0 magnitude quake was reported near San Ramon, according to the U.S ...
Seismic activity manifested as a swarm of earthquakes between July 29 and August 4, located to the west of the Farasan ...
A. 2.2-magnitude earthquake shook just north of Wayne County, in Lake Ontario, on Wednesday night. The earthquake hit around 11:19 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 22 and 12 miles north of Pultneyville, ...
The deadliest recorded tsunami in history claimed hundreds of thousands of lives after a magnitude 9.1 earthquake rocked the Indian Ocean in 2004. No deaths have been reported from tsunami waves in ...
— James Webb, Mineral Point, Wis. A Chuck DeMets, professor of geophysics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison: Most earthquakes occur when a geological fault, a fracture within the Earth’s crust, ...