Slow-motion earthquakes, as you might guess from the name, involve the release of pent-up geological energy over the course of days or weeks rather than minutes – and scientists have now recorded some ...

A small town in California was hit by earthquakes once every 22 years for over a century, setting the stage for a major ...

After a 4.1 magnitude earthquake rattled eastern Tennessee Saturday morning, some might be wondering how often seismic events like these happen in the region. The quake happened just after 9 a.m., and ...

Earthquakes often bring to mind images of destruction, of the Earth breaking open and altering landscapes. But after an earthquake, the area around it undergoes a period of post-seismic deformation, ...

When the ground shakes violently, entire cities can crumble within minutes. Homes, hospitals, roads, and lives can vanish suddenly. Despite advances in technology, predicting when earthquakes will ...

Over 400 earthquakes have been recorded in Massachusetts since 1668, according to the Northeast States Emergency Consortium. Federal cuts to the U.S. Geological Survey have prompted fears of losing ...

On a quiet stretch of central California ranchland, scientists have spent decades trying to turn one of Earth’s most ...

After analyzing seven years of earthquake data from the Midland Basin, a team of scientists at The University of Texas at Austin has found that seismic activity is probably on the move northeast ...