Wednesday’s magnitude 7.3 earthquake off Alaska's Aleutian Islands chain struck in a region that has experienced a handful of ...

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The 4.8 earthquake in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, on Friday, April 5, 2024, is considered to be the worst earthquake in New Jersey on record since 2007. Here all of the earthquakes on record ...

The Northridge Earthquake in Southern California happened just one year earlier, in 1994. The two events killed 6,400 people, injured 45,000, and left a half million people homeless.

The 1755 earthquake of Lisbon had such a profound effect on the world that we are still feeling its impact today. As well as devastating one of the most important cities of the 18th century, it ...

Major earthquakes in the Pacific Northwest are fairly uncommon, yet a significant threat looms: “The Big One” is an anticipated earthquake of magnitude 8 or higher.

The center unites scientists studying the possible impacts of a major earthquake along the subduction zone. The Cascadia Subduction Zone has a long history of spurring large earthquakes .

Here's what to know about the history of earthquakes in NC. The last earthquake recorded in N.C. according to the NC Department of Environmental Quality took place on Nov. 4, 2023 in Bryson City.

Earthquakes are relatively uncommon in this region of Morocco, according to Brian Baptie, head of seismology at the British Geological Survey. “The last major earthquake to strike Morocco was ...

History of deadly earthquakes in China after almost 100 killed in Tibet quake A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 7.1 that killed more than 50 people in western China near Nepal was one of the ...

In fact, both managed to crack the top 10 largest earthquakes in Texas history, according to the website Earthquake Track, which pulls data from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

The 5.0 magnitude earthquake is tied for the sixth strongest in state history. Scientists have warned for years that increased fracking in West Texas is causing higher earthquake activity.