A magnitude 4.5 earthquake has rattled southern Texas in the vicinity of San Antonio, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) ...

A 3.8-magnitude earthquake centered near the Maine coast rattled houses in northern New England on Monday and was felt by ...

There are ways of reducing the effects of earthquakes by, for example, planning, predicting and preparing. Buildings may collapse due to the shaking of the ground. People may die if they are ...

If things are shaking, there’s an earthquake. In reality, though, a lot of things can shake a sensitive instrument that is detecting shaking, so — for example — mechanical sensors will ...

China’s earthquake center recorded a magnitude of ... for the cultural identity of the Tibetan people. This includes, for example, using Shigatse instead of the Chinese name Xigaze, and Tibet ...

Earthquakes are caused by faults ... The weight of our nearby mountains is one example of a force. For example, when a big mountain pushes down on the ground, it adds extra weight to that area.

The Boston area shook from a rare, but minor, earthquake Monday morning. The U.S. Geological Survey rated the shaking as a ...