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 ...

A new study suggests an earthquake of estimated magnitude 7.5 or 8 shook the Indian subcontinent 2,500 years ago, changing ...

Photos / George Heard Lava from a volcanic eruption ... skills at handling fires and other emergencies and even gave kids some hands-on experience with hoses and fire extinguishers.

NORTH CAROLINA (WTVD) -- According to United States Geological Survey, two earthquakes were detected just miles away from the ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — North Carolina has seen 15 recorded earthquakes since the start of 2024. Of those, the most recent three were in a cluster near the North Carolina-Virginia border. On Wednesday, ...

People living in California will get more timely and accurate alerts about mega earthquakes with a new upgrade to the state's early warning system. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and EarthScope ...

An earthquake with a magnitude of 3.5 has struck ... We can't be complacent. Kids are home from school. Today is Sunday, a good day to make sure you have your disaster kits updated, food for ...

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 ...

On average Australia experiences more than 100 low-level earthquakes each year. A 5.9 magnitude earthquake in Mansfield, Victoria in 2021 was one of the largest onshore quakes recorded in the sta ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – As the west coast awaits the next massive Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake, researchers have pioneered a new way to identify major quakes and alert the public to take ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — Two small earthquakes were detected within minutes of each other on Tuesday morning near the ...

NINE. RAY. THANK YOU. NEW ON DAYBREAK. IF YOU FELT A LITTLE BIT OF RATTLING LAST NIGHT, COULD HAVE BEEN AN EARTHQUAKE. ACCORDING TO THE U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, A 1.4 MAGNITUDE QUAKE STRUCK IN ...