N early 75% of the country is at risk for a potentially damaging earthquake, according to a recently updated USGS map.

Witness reports came from as far away as Charlotte (85 miles east), Monroe (116 miles east) and Atlanta, Georgia (190 miles ...

The USGS rolled out a new update to the ‘MyShake’ app that allows the agency to determine the size of earthquakes quicker and send faster alerts. Alex Rozier reports for the NBC4 News on June ...

How are earthquakes measured? Earthquakes are recorded by a network of seismic stations that measure the movement of the ground, according to the USGS.

North Jersey was shaken up again Aug. 5 when an afternoon 2.7 magnitude earthquake hit Bergen County, the U.S. Geological ...

A new USGS National Seismic Hazard Model released Tuesday shows where damaging earthquakes are most likely to occur in the United States.

The magnitude 8.8 earthquake that struck off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula on July 29, 2025, is now among the top 10 strongest ever recorded globally.

Whenever a major earthquake strikes, the following question tends to come up: Is that sort of quake possible in the Bay Area? Scott Budman went looking for answers.

The two earthquakes, which occurred at magnitudes of 3.5 and 3.4, were separated by six hours and centered just miles outside of Fontana, according to the USGS.

HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, New Jersey (WABC) -- A small earthquake in New Jersey shook parts of the Tri-State Area on Saturday night. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said the tremor with a magnitude of ...