About 55 earthquakes a day – 20,000 a year – are recorded by the National Earthquake Information Center. A quick guide to how they are measured.

On Tuesday, a powerful 8.8 magnitude earthquake rocked the area around Russia’s Kamchatka peninsula, resulting in tsunami warnings being issued around the world. But how often do they occur and ...

The Ring of Fire is a 40,000-km horseshoe-shaped belt around the edges of the Pacific Ocean, known for its intense seismic and volcanic activity.

When earthquakes happen, California's MyShake app detects it and sends an alert to users. It's the nation's first statewide earthquake early warning system.

Noble County was suddenly the sight of dozens of small earthquakes this year after fracking operations started in Buffalo Township.

The recent, small earthquakes that rattled the New York metro area serve as a reminder that seismic activity does occur in the region.

A 3.0 earthquake hit New Jersey on Saturday, Aug. 2, according to the USGS. It was felt as far away as NYC and recorded about 10 miles deep.

The 3.0 magnitude earthquake was felt fairly widely in northern New Jersey, southern New York and even in southern parts of Connecticut.

Built by NASA and ISRO, this high-tech radar satellite can detect the tiniest changes in the planet’s surface — from earthquakes and landslides to glacier melts and even construction activity.

Earthquakes are actually common across South Carolina and North Carolina, they just tend to be small ones.

New Jersey experiences earthquakes due to the fault line running through the state. Here is the science behind the cause and the Ramapo Fault.

The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division has charged a now former police officer with embezzlement and misconduct in ...