Earthquakes regularly rattle our planet, striking somewhere in the world every hour of every day. Such events are the result of the slow-motion march of tectonic plates that build stresses in ...

But for busy people, here’s a summary of things you should know about what to do before, during and after an earthquake in Japan. Know the evacuation routes not only from your home but from your ...

A small earthquake rattled part of New Jersey Friday morning, more than a month after a larger earthquake was felt by millions all over the New York City metro area. An earthquake measuring a 2.9 ...

USGS said the earthquake had a depth of roughly 2.49 miles and reached out as far as Concord. The exact coordinates of the earthquake's epicenter were 42.876N and 72.509W. This was the second ...

GLADSTONE, N.J. -- There has been another small earthquake in New Jersey. The 2.9 magnitude quake was recorded early Friday morning near Gladstone in Somerset County. That's roughly 40 miles west ...

In Australia there are an average of more than 100 low-level earthquakes each year. In 2021, Mansfield in Victoria experienced a magnitude-5.9 earthquake. Geoscience Australia said this was one ...

GLADSTONE, New Jersey -- The USGS reports a 2.9 magnitude earthquake centered near Gladstone rattled parts of New Jersey early Friday. More than 670 people reported feeling the quake around 3:50 a ...

A 2.5 magnitude earthquake was reported at 11:15 p.m. on Thursday. More than 100 people reported feeling the first quake on the USGS website. The second, a magnitude 1.7 earthquake, was reported ...

The first earthquake had a depth of 4.1 kilometers or 2.5 miles. The smaller earthquake had a depth of almost 1.7 miles. Earthquakes are usually not felt if they are 2.5 or less, according to the ...

Yet another earthquake was recorded in New Jersey overnight, not far from the location where the U.S. Geological Survey reported two other quakes in recent weeks -- and a rare magnitude 4.8 quake ...

A 4.1-magnitude earthquake near Ocotillo Wells was felt across San Diego County Monday morning. The temblor with a depth of about 7 miles and an epicenter about 10 miles southeast of Ocotillo ...

The 4.4 earthquake at a depth of 3 kilometers is the strongest earthquake to hit the highly seismic area in the past 40 years, according to INGV data. The quake is part of an ongoing “seismic ...