You may recall learning about earthquakes in science class or seeing the devastating impacts in the news. An earthquake is more than the Earth shaking.

Discover interesting facts about how big earthquakes can get, why earthquakes happen, and why they're so hard to predict.

Think you know everything there is to know about earthquakes? Test your knowledge against this list.

KS1/KS2 Primary Geography. Earthquakes. A short animation for Key Stage 2 pupils the movement of tectonic plates, the cause of earthquakes and volcanoes. BBC Teach.

A deadly earthquake in Afghanistan, following one in Morocco, highlights the risks in the region.

The magnitude of an earthquake isn't enough to determine how much death and destruction it will cause. Location, time of day, building codes and other factors make a big difference.

Earthquakes are as fascinating as they are earth-shattering, but how much do you and your kids really know about them? Temblors are more than disasters — they’re geological events with a lot ...

Enter Earthquakes for Kids, a website from the U.S. Geological Survey. The USGS has assembled a long list of quake-related resources aimed at children, but adults can get something out of them, too.