Discover interesting facts about how big earthquakes can get, why earthquakes happen, and why they're so hard to predict.

The 1956 earthquake was a mainshock–aftershock sequence, with aftershocks lasting at least eight months after the mainshock.

A seismologist from the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre has said it may take “weeks” to see how the ongoing ...

Scientists believe an earthquake will likely cause the next Idaho volcano eruption. However, today's 4.2-magnitude quake, ...

In a nutshell Scientists have solved the mystery of how earthquakes can occur 420 miles deep inside Earth, where extreme pressure and heat should make rock flow rather than break. The key is a mineral ...

The earthquake prompted lots of questions, such as: Has it happened before? Will it happen again? Could there be aftershocks? We posed this line of questioning and more to two University of New ...

A better understanding of potential precursory signals such as foreshocks and land level changes aided by rapid machine learning analysis shows some promise of providing a slightly longer forecast ...

MANILA, Philippines — A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck a town in Zamboanga del Norte on Thursday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported. The state ...

Damage to properties and aftershocks are expected from this seismic event, Phivolcs said. It has earlier measured the quake at magnitude-5.9, but revised it as further updates were received. The state ...

Interviewed on Super Radyo dzBB, PHIVOLCS chief Teresito Bacolcol said at least nine aftershocks of up to magnitude 2.9 have been reported so far. Some buildings in Panaon Island sustained damage and ...

An aftershock is usually a smaller earthquake that follows a larger one in the same general area. Aftershocks are typically minor adjustments along the portion of a fault that slipped at the time ...