An 8.8 magnitude earthquake – one of the most powerful in recorded history – struck off the coast of Russia Tuesday, ...

South America, Japan, Russia and Pacific island nations. The earthquake occurred when the Pacific plate rubbed against the North American plate. According to the USGS, the likely cause was a slip over ...

Take a look at the most powerful earthquakes known to have hit the United States.

The earthquake remains the most powerful earthquake to strike North America, and the second-largest earthquake ever measured.

On Boxing Day 2004, a monstrous 9.1 magnitude earthquake struck in the Indian ocean, unleashing widespread devastation in the surrounding land. Waves towering as tall as 30m were unleashed ...

There have only been a handful of notable earthquakes to strike the U.S. greater than the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that recently struck Turkey and Syria. The earliest dates back to 1700.

Any one of the 7 biggest fault lines in US can be a source of the next Big One, a possible earthquake that can fundamentally affect not just the lives of the people living in the vicinity, but ...

On Sunday, a magnitude 6.0 earthquake rocked San Francisco. Check out this list of America's strongest seismic events.

On Sunday, a magnitude 6.0 earthquake rocked San Francisco. Check out this list of America's strongest seismic events.

7 Biggest Earthquakes in California History—Napa's Not Even Close The state has been home to many of the highest magnitude shake-ups in the contiguous United States.

Earthquakes as strong as magnitude-9.0 are possible in two places in the United States. Life's Little Mysteries asks experts where they could happen, and why.

The west coast is prone to large earthquakes, but they can happen in the midwest and east coast as well, USGS Geologist researcher, Alex Hatem said.