An Earthquake rattled Bergen County shortly after 1 p.m. Friday, according to the USGS. The 2.4 magnitude quake was centered ...

Scientists have discovered a subtle, slow-moving creep in lab experiments that could hold the key to predicting catastrophic earthquakes before they strike.

Some people living in downtown Madison have felt the ground shake and heard loud booms. This isn't because of an earthquake, ...

Deeply hidden in Earth’s mantle there are two huge ‘islands’ with the size of a continent. New research from Utrecht ...

that crack accelerates rapidly to speeds close to the speed of sound. That's what makes the earth shake. "The question is how does nature create the crack which then becomes an earthquake?" ...

Fan Weiqiu, 62, and Xu Jiajin, 21, were convicted of carrying out deadly public attacks that investigators attributed to ...

The LLSVPs are found in what scientists refer to as "slab graveyards," where tectonic plates sink through a process called ...

Taipei, Taiwan (AP) — An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of six struck southern Taiwan early Tuesday, according to the US Geological Survey, leaving 15 people with minor injuries.

"At a gathering with Jennifer's friends, the affair came up casually—Jennifer herself admitted it. They were sitting with a ...

In this image from a video, a store worker cleans the floor in Tainan, Taiwan Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025 after an earthquake. (TVBS via AP) ...

Earthquake occurs when the plate has moved far enough and the edges unstick on one ... 2. Primary or ‘P’ wave is a type of sound wave that travels through rock. In a P wave, the rock particles are ...

A rare weather phenomenon, called "frost quakes," was a likely culprit for loud popping sounds heard in Franklin County and ...