According to the Alaska Earthquake Center, the Aleutian megathrust is the primary cause of the strongest earthquakes in the region. It's a major subduction zone fault, an area where two tectonic ...

KERN COUNTY, CA - A preliminary 2.2 magnitude quake was registered close to Tehachapi Thursday night, according to the U.S.

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Aboard the Chikyu — the world’s largest scientific drilling ship — 60 scientists teamed up with experienced drillers to ...

An earthquake rattled homes and sent people scurrying outside when it struck the Llŷn Peninsula in Gwynedd. The quake’s epicentre was 1.5 miles away from the UK’s biggest ever recorded earthquake four ...