When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Earth's crust is the planet's outermost layer. It is made of solid rock and sits on top of ...

Why do earthquakes happen? And how do we stay safe? Here's a brief explainer on how earthquakes begin, the worst quakes in California history and how to stay safe if one hits your town.

Another 2.3 earthquake shook East Tennessee on July 27, according to the United States Geological Survey. The minor ...

The first earthquake struck while the town was still asleep. Around 2:00 am on Dec. 16, 1811, New Madrid—a small frontier settlement of 400 people on land now located in Missouri—was jolted awake.

Earthquakes have long been associated with fault lines, jagged edges where tectonic plates meet and collide. Several studies explain how these seismic activities are not limited to these boundaries.

Researchers are adding a new wrinkle to a long-held belief about what causes earthquakes in the first place. Findings published in Nature by a team of Brown-led researchers challenge traditional ...

A 4.8 magnitude earthquake that struck New Jersey Friday morning was felt from Baltimore to New York City, leaving residents rattled by the seismic activity that rarely happens in the area. But ...

Once considered geologically impossible, earthquakes in stable regions like Utah and Groningen can actually occur due to long ...

Their study, published in Nature Communications, found that after millions of years of inactivity, stress can quietly build ...

Earth's crust is the planet's outermost layer. It is made of solid rock and sits on top of another layer, called the mantle.