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

A major, 7.6-magnitude earthquake struck in the Caribbean Sea on Saturday and triggered a tsunami advisory in Puerto Rico and ...

The epicenter, with a depth of 59.2 km ... Tonga and Vanuatu lie on the so-called Pacific "Ring of Fire," an arc of earthquake and volcanic zones where continental plates collide, producing ...

The U.S. Geological Survey reported that the earthquake occurred at around 6:23 p.m. Eastern Time, with an epicenter about 129 miles southwest of George Town, the capital of the Cayman Islands ...

The Greek island has a long history of earthquakes, but what is causing the recent series of quakes has scientists perplexed.

Multiple earthquakes are rattling Santorini, a volcanic island in Greece, prompting authorities to dispatch rescuers with tents, a sniffer dog and drones, and to shut schools on four islands.

The same nation was devastated in 2010 by a 7.0 magnitude earthquake but due to the event’s shallow depth and its epicenter near the capital, more than 200,000 people were reported killed ...

USGS map of the 4.0 magnitude earthquake on Feb. 7, 2024 (USGS) In fact, Florida is one of only four states that had no earthquakes between 1975 and 1995. However, that hasn’t stopped ...

The government of Greece declared a state of emergency Thursday after a series of earthquakes near Santorini have prompted people to flee the popular tourist destination. The Climate Crisis and ...