Scientists have worked for years to build systems to monitor volcanoes and earthquakes on the West Coast, but DOGE cuts may ...

On social media a self-proclaimed earthquake predictor says he can forecast big shakes, but experts say it's pure luck.

The earthquake that struck Davao Oriental, March 22, 2025, was tectonic in origin. A tectonic quake is a shaking which is a ...

A 4.9-magnitude earthquake hit Afghanistan, 160 km below the surface, with a 4.0-magnitude quake occurring days earlier at a ...

Parts of New Jersey were rattled by a 1.8 magnitude earthquake on Friday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

Magnitude Scale: The Richter scale is commonly used to quantify the magnitude of earthquakes. A 1.8-magnitude quake is considered minor, typically causing little to no damage. For instance, while a ...

A study found that tectonic plates beneath the Chishima Trench are not slipping past each other but appear to be locked ...

SANTIAGO, Chile — A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck northern Chile on Thursday ... the so-called “Ring of Fire” — the region running from Chile to Alaska where tectonic plates clash under the surface ...

The region is prone to seismic activity due to tectonic plate collisions, with earthquakes regularly impacting the area.

According to the National Center for Seismology, the earthquake occurred at a depth of 160 km. This came days after an ...

A 4.9-magnitude earthquake struck Afghanistan on Friday, according to the National Center for Seismology (NCS).

As per the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA), Afghanistan remains highly vulnerable ...