Nearly 75% of the country is at risk for a potentially damaging earthquake in the next 100 years, according to a recently updated map from the U.S. Geological Survey. The map is the first to include all 50 states in a single USGS assessment, and it shows ...

An earthquake was recorded at about 12:35 universal coordinated time (UTC) or about 6:30 a.m. CT Friday near Artesian, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS) earthquake map. Artesian is a small town in Sanborn County.

Tremors beneath Northern California show hidden plate movement, helping scientists better understand where future big earthquakes may occur.

Seismologists have discovered hidden faults at the Mendocino Triple Junction by tracking tiny earthquakes using a new five-piece model

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. SAN DIEGO (KSWB) — Earthquakes can’t be predicted but a new scientific assessment by the United ...

Residents across the Northeast were rattled by a 4.8 magnitude earthquake that shook the densely populated New York City metropolitan area and much of the surrounding region on Friday morning. The U.S. Geological Survey was quick to release maps showing ...

A rare earthquake stuck off the coast of Maine on Monday, causing people to report feeling shaking all throughout New England and into New York. A magnitude 3.8 earthquake was recorded at 10:22 a.m. on Monday and was about 10 kilometers southeast of York ...

Sometimes to truly study something up close, you have to take a step back. That's what Andrea Donnellan does. An expert in Earth sciences and seismology, she gets much of her data from a bird's-eye view,