The point of fracking is to cause tiny earthquakes that fracture rocks and release natural gas or oil. The problem is when ...

A pair of 3.3 magnitude earthquakes were reported near Tres Pinos on Friday night, the US Geological Survey reported.

The New Mexico earthquake struck hours after a 4.8-magnitude earthquake was reported in Portugal on Monday (February 17), according to the United States Geological Survey. The ear ...

Stanford lies in the San Andreas fault zone, an area of high seismic activity. The San Andreas fault line runs 800 miles (1,287 kilometers) through California and has caused several strong quakes in ...

The earthquake was centered in Ivanof Bay at a depth of 80.2 kilometers (about 50 miles). The USGS said it received 22 ...

California has been rocked by at least nine earthquakes since Thursday, raising fears that the "Big One" could be near.

A preliminary 2.7 magnitude earthquake struck near Santa Rosa, according to the United States Geological Survey.

As such, there are a bunch of famous bridges out there. The Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, California, and the Brooklyn ...

There were a few reports of weak shaking after a magnitude 2.7 quake occurred Sunday shortly before 8 p.m. in the Pacific ...

Seismologists are monitoring California's fault lines for the 'Big One,' a major earthquake that could cause widespread ...

It happened just before 6:25 p.m. and was centered near Highland, according to the United States Geological Survey​.

A magnitude-3.5 earthquake was reported Saturday afternoon in the San Jacinto Mountains in Riverside County. The quake at ...