A quarter century after the Nisqually earthquake shook the Pacific Northwest, one of the country's leading experts in seismic activity is reiterating a message he's delivered several times: it will ...

Residents of South Carolina have seen a noticeable uptick in seismic activity in early 2026, with multiple earthquakes occurring near the Charleston and Lowcountry region in recent weeks. Residents ...

Several earthquakes shook parts of the state over the weekend. An expert explains how this is not a sign of a bigger event to come.

The first earthquake struck while the town was still asleep. Around 2:00 am on Dec. 16, 1811, New Madrid—a small frontier settlement of 400 people on land now located in Missouri—was jolted awake.

Scientists at Stanford have unveiled the first-ever global map of rare earthquakes that rumble deep within Earth’s mantle rather than its crust. Long debated and notoriously difficult to confirm, ...