Earthquakes are some of nature’s most destructive forces, but what if we could better predict where they might strike? A new global stress map, based on more than 100,000 measurements, reveals areas ...

Two strong earthquakes struck Japan Tuesday at magnitudes of 5.4 and 4.7, according to data from the United States Geological Survey (USGS). The first quake struck in the Pacific Ocean about 80 miles ...

A strong, 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck in Turkey on Sunday, according to the United States Geological Survey. The temblor happened at 7:53 p.m. Eastern European time about 7 miles southwest of ...

A 4.3 earthquake struck in the San Francisco Bay Area on Monday, according to the United States Geological Survey. The temblor happened at 2:56 a.m. Pacific time about 1 mile southeast of Berkeley, ...

A series of four earthquakes shook parts of Louisiana, surprising residents and drawing the attention of geologists who study seismic activity in the central United States. The tremors, which reached ...

Locals reported that they felt a "weak shaking" ...