Preliminary magnitude 3.4 quake strikes off the coast of Northern California

A 3.4-magnitude earthquake occurred early Sunday morning off the coast of Northern California, the U.S. Geological Survey said. Read More

3.4-magnitude quake reported off NorCal coast

A 3.4-magnitude earthquake occurred early Sunday morning off the coast of Northern California, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The quake was reported at 7:09 a.m., centered about 63 miles west ... Read More

Stay alert: Quake warning app demand surges in earthquake-rattled Taiwan

Earthquake warning smartphone apps have surged in popularity in Taiwan due to high demand from people eager to get a few extra seconds to take cover after more than 1,300 aftershocks rattled the ... Read More

How common are earthquakes on the East Coast? Are they different from West Coast quakes? Your questions, answered.

The primary reason is the Earth’s structure in this part of the world, the waves can pass through it more easily. Fischer: If this same earthquake ... West Coast is younger and hotter. Seismic ... Read More

How Rare Was the Earthquake That Rattled the Northeast?

Barnhart says earthquakes of smaller magnitude occur on average around ... on the West Coast – perhaps even 10 times wider. “The rocks in the eastern U.S. that those seismic waves move through ... Read More

Earthquake hits New Jersey town for second time in a week. See the map.

A 2.6 magnitude earthquake was measured Wednesday morning in Gladstone, New Jersey. It was the second there in less than a week. Read More

Japan earthquake: Millions on high alert after 6.4 tremor leaves streets piled with rubble

Millions of people are on high alert after a 6.4 ... "Ring of Fire," the line of seismic faults encircling the Pacific Ocean where most of the world's earthquakes occur. Taiwan's earthquake ... Read More

Top 10 largest earthquakes around the world since 1900

It was measured as a 8.8 magnitude earthquake. Corbis via Getty Images The 1952 Severo-Kurilsk earthquake struck off the coast of the Kamchatka ... triggered a tsunami wave of up to 10 meters ... Read More

Magnitude 5 earthquake recorded off the coast of Vancouver Island

SEATTLE — A magnitude 5.0 earthquake was recorded off the coast of Canada's Vancouver Island on Thursday night, according to preliminary information from the United States Geological Survey . The ... Read More

Magnitude 6.4 earthquake rocks southern Japan

Japan Meteorological Agency Hayashi also warned of a chance of other earthquakes with lower six on the Japanese seismic scale. Earthquakes are common in Japan, one of the world’s most ... Read More

Why the East Coast Earthquake Covered So Much Ground

Friday morning at around 10:30 local time, a magnitude 4.8 earthquake popped three miles below Whitehouse Station, New Jersey. Though nowhere near the magnitude of the West Coast’s monster ... Read More

Earthquake, aftershocks rattle NYC and beyond: "One of the largest" East Coast quakes in the last century

NEW YORK - New York City and its surrounding area were hit by a significant earthquake and multiple aftershocks Friday. A 3.8 magnitude aftershock hit 37 miles west of New York City near Gladstone ... Read More