An earthquake can begin without warning. One moment you are at home, the next a loud crash echoes through the room as dishes ...

HUMBOLDT COUNTY, CA - A 2.8 magnitude quake occurred close to Petrolia on Sunday morning, the U.S. Geological Survey reported ...

Deep beneath the surface, our planet is a reactor, and one of the ways you'll feel this activity is when there's an earthquake. Earthquakes are violent shaking from the planet's surface, according to ...

A new study suggests northern Oregon could experience stronger shaking during a major Cascadia earthquake than earlier models ...

Some Oklahomans might have woken up to shaking after a 3.5-magnitude earthquake was recorded near Shawnee early Tuesday.

NEW YORK (AP) — For those trapped in rubble after an earthquake, survival depends on many factors, including weather and access to water and air. If their injuries aren't too severe, victims can ...

There have been more than 400 tremors recorded in this swarm as of May 11. How unusual is this?

SAN FRANCISCO – Was that an earthquake you just felt or merely a big truck rumbling by? You don't have to wonder – the U.S. Geological Survey is on the case and can almost immediately tell you whether ...

As if a night of thunderstorms wasn't enough, some Pottawatomie County residents heard the thunder of an earthquake early ...

Prior to the most recent earthquake, nine of the previous 10 seismic events happened near the Columbia area.

A 7.0 or greater magnitude earthquake on the Rodgers Creek Fault that runs beneath Santa Rosa would unleash widespread ...