Earthquake: An earthquake is a dangerous natural disaster that causes significant damage to life and property worldwide every year. Understanding earthquakes is essential for everyone, and in this ...

Earthquakes in the American state of Utah, the Soultz-sous-Forêts region of France or in the Dutch province of Groningen should not be able to occur even if the subsurface has been exploited for ...

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

South Carolina has uncharacteristically high seismic activity. The Palmetto State, which lies on the interior part of the North American tectonic plate, has experienced hundreds of earthquakes in the ...

Seismic symphonies of minor earthquakes may affect grand movements on major faults. Small and distant earthquakes can disrupt the growth of slow-slip events — gradual fault movements that can release ...

East Tennessee was hit with a 4.1 magnitude earthquake on May 10 that was described as "notable" by the U.S. Geological Survey. Note: Additional information about earthquakes has been added to this ...