Under the terms of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty all nuclear explosions are prohibited whether for military or peaceful purposes.

A strong, 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck in the Sea of Marmara on Wednesday, according to the United States Geological ...

Istanbul's most recent quake is a warning, says expert, urging preparedness for a potential larger earthquake in the ancient ...

About 2 percent of the earthquakes in the world occur in Iran, but more than 6 percent of the victims of the world's earthquakes during the 20th century are reported from Iranian earthquakes.

Federal cuts to the U.S. Geological Survey have prompted fears of losing vital information on earthquake activity and ...

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Researchers are combining data on earthquake shaking intensity, crowdsourced traffic data from the Waze navigation app and ...

Lake sediment cores in Guatemala reveal directional ground shaking from the 1976 earthquake, offering rare insight into ...

Southern California typically experiences more than 10,000 earthquakes per year, according to the United States Geological ...

Could the seismic signal of an underground nuclear test explosion be 'hidden' by the signal generated by a natural earthquake?

A moderately strong, 5.2-magnitude earthquake struck in Southern California on Monday, according to the United States ...