When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Earth's crust is the planet's outermost layer. It is made of solid rock and sits on top of ...

Where most earthquakes take place, how long a quake typically lasts and more. Earthquakes are one of the most powerful and devastating forces of nature. This type of natural catastrophe is as ...

For decades, researchers thought that an October 1843 earthquake on the small Greek island of Chalke caused a powerful ...

SAN FRANCISCO – Was that an earthquake you just felt or merely a big truck rumbling by? You don't have to wonder – the U.S. Geological Survey is on the case and can almost immediately tell you whether ...

The 4.8 magnitude earthquake that struck New Jersey on Friday generated shaking that could be felt from Washington, D.C., to north of Boston. About 55 earthquakes a day – 20,000 a year – are recorded ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - A magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck off the Russian coastline on July 29. It sent millions who were thousands of miles away scrambling for higher ground in fear of an impending ...

(CNN) — Here’s a look at earthquakes worldwide. The US Geological Survey describes an earthquake as “the ground shaking caused by a sudden slip on a fault. Stresses in the earth’s outer layer push the ...

Southern California has been shaken by a series of earthquakes in recent weeks, raising concerns among residents about whether a major quake might be approaching sooner rather than later. “Certainly ...

Last Saturday at 9:49am local time, a magnitude 5.6 earthquake occurred about 50km west of Gympie in Queensland. The earthquake was experienced as strong shaking locally, but did not produce any ...