Sensors and observation instruments being lowered into a borehole off the coast of Japan nearly 1,500 feet below the seafloor during an International Ocean Discovery Program mission in 2016. Sensors ...

Dear Action Line: With earthquakes more frequent in Oklahoma, is it advised to have "earthquake" added to hazards covered by homeowners' insurance? - E. McG., Broken Arrow. The latest tremblor was Jan ...

A new report studied a massive earthquake that ruptured in the southeast Asian country of Myanmar on March 28 — on a fault known for being eerily similar to California’s notorious San Andreas fault.

A magnitude-5.2 earthquake occurred near Julian, a small agricultural community in Southern California, at 10:08 a.m., according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Noticeable shaking could be felt across ...

KABUL, Afghanistan — A powerful 6.3 magnitude earthquake shook northern Afghanistan before dawn Monday, killing at least 20 people and injuring more than 640 others, as well as damaging the historic ...

One of the most dangerous faults in the United States, the Cascadia Subduction Zone, may be able to trigger an earthquake on the San Andreas Fault, a new study says. But some scientists want more ...