Second Earthquake in 3 Days Rattles Residents Along the East Coast—A Look at Major Cities Sitting on a Fault Line
There is a difference between faults and fault lines. The USGS explains a fault is a three-dimensional surface within the ...
Deepest Earthquake Was Not A Seismic Record After All
A record-breaking deep earthquake registered in May 2015 offshore of Japan likely was not a tectonic event but triggered by a ...
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Southwest Alaska experiences largest earthquake in 35 years
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck near Takotna Wednesday evening, the largest to hit the area since December 1989.
4.5-magnitude quake jolts two major Texas cities, USGS says. ‘Felt my apartment shake’
The 4.5-magnitude earthquake — quite powerful compared to most that occur in Texas — happened at 9:26 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan.
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Yellowstone National Park earthquake shakes hottest and oldest geothermal area
A minor earthquake has hit Yellowstone National Park, and some people in the region experienced a tremor. The magnitude 3.9 ...
Old Taiwan earthquake picture falsely shared as recent
After a strong earthquake hit Taiwan on January 21, 2025, an old picture of a tilting building resurfaced in social media ...
How many times has Fall River felt an earthquake? We've been shaken up many times before
River got a surprising jolt Monday — or didn’t, if you felt it or not. The area has felt plenty of earthquakes before. Here's ...
Could New England’s 3.8 earthquake trigger aftershocks?
Experts say that while it has been quiet after Monday's quake, the risk of one or more aftershocks is not out of the question ...
Rare Maine earthquake shakes New England, rattling states from Mass. to R.I.
A 3.8 magnitude earthquake off the coast of Maine rocked New England on Monday morning, shaking homes from Boston to Cranston ...
5.6 magnitude earthquake shakes buildings in Taiwan, series of temblors hits island
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake shook buildings in Taiwan on Thursday morning, as a series of temblors hit the island, causing little damage but possibly portending more seismic activity in the near future ...
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Earthquakes are this Missouri town's claim to fame. But residents are ill-prepared if one hits
Poverty, job loss and high insurance costs have led to a lack of earthquake insurance in New Madrid, Missouri — a town with a ...