A 6.2-magnitude earthquake was reported in the Russia on Tuesday (January 13), according to the United States Geological ...

Multiple earthquakes struck western Japan on Tuesday, local time, centered in Shimane Prefecture and neighboring Tottori ...

Earthquakes and seismic activity often happen with sudden movements underground with tectonic plates. Seismographs are used by scientists to measure the time, location and strength of an earthquake.

A strong, 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck in the Philippine Sea on Wednesday, according to the United States Geological Survey. The temblor happened at 11:02 a.m. Philippine time about 17 miles east ...

There are a number of ways to measure the magnitude of an earthquake. Most scales are based on the amplitude of seismic waves recorded on seismometers. These scales account for the distance between ...

A strong, 6.5-magnitude earthquake struck in Mexico on Friday, according to the United States Geological Survey. The temblor ...

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake rattled the mountain communities in Riverside County Thursday evening. The quake was reported around 5:34 p.m., about 6 miles southwest of the community of Idyllwild. The ...

A magnitude-3.4 earthquake and several smaller quakes were reported Tuesday morning in Ventura County. The magnitude-3.4 earthquake was reported at 7:06 a.m. four miles south of Ojai. Shaking was ...

ISTANBUL — A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Turkey’s northwestern province of Balikesir on Sunday, causing about a dozen buildings to collapse, an official said. At least two people were trapped in ...