Earthquakes may feel like a rare occurrence, especially in Maine, but they happen around the world every day. Last week, that reality was on full display when two powerful earthquakes struck Venezuela ...

The state seismologist explains why some didn't feel the quake, which rose to the level where it should be "widely felt." ...

Tidal stresses are comparable to a slight push from a hand, but with the right timing, they can be enough to get a fault ...

The recent string of earthquakes are a reminder that we need to be prepared for “The Big One.” ...

A 4.1-magnitude earthquake jolted Assam near Guwahati on September 8. But why is Northeast India so prone to earthquakes? Here is what happens deep beneath the Earth's surface.

Over the past 120 years, a single tectonic event is responsible for over 20 per cent of the energy released from all the earthquakes that have occurred. May 23rd marked the 60th anniversary of the ...

Japan is well known for its large earthquakes, but not all regions show the same patterns of earthquake activity. One way to understand which places tend to experience large or small earthquakes is ...

Why are these earthquakes happening? The experts at GFZ said: Between Santorini, the underwater volcano Kolumbo and Amorgos, many earthquakes between 4 and 10 kilometers [2.5 and 6.2 miles] deep have ...

A major earthquake on the Seattle Fault could send a tsunami into Elliott Bay, and while such an event is rare, scientists say Washington's history of seismic activity is rarely at regular intervals.

Two major earthquakes occurred in Venezeula on June 24, the first a magnitude 7.2 and the second a magnitude 7.5 a minute later. It is estimated that thousands of people have died and several thousand ...