Every hour, earthquakes take place somewhere on Earth as tectonic plates gradually move. This movement causes stress to build up over time, which is eventually released in a sudden jolt. While most ...

You can’t predict it and there’s no reason to predict there’s going to be anything worse,” one geosciences professor said.

Maine is not typically associated with significant seismic activity, making Monday's earthquake all the more unusual. Most ...

In the aftermath of the devastating Great Hanshin Earthquake in 1995, collapsed buildings blocked rescue efforts and ...

The “Open Seminar” is a forum for dialogue between researchers and citizens on themes such as disaster prevention and ...

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