A 5.8 magnitude earthquake struck the Pacific region of southern Peru late Tuesday, injuring 27 people and damaging buildings, officials said. No deaths were reported. The U.S Geological Survey said ...

University of Delaware geologist Jessica Warren has contributed to research that brings us one step closer to better ...

Deep beneath the eastern Pacific Ocean about 1,000 miles off the coast of Ecuador, a fault line on the seafloor has been ...

It’s every Californians worst nightmare. Now experts are warning “The Big One” could be even worse than feared due to a ...

A mysterious underwater fault near Ecuador has been producing nearly identical magnitude 6 earthquakes every five to six ...

Las Vegas is surrounded on all sides by faults, which might come as a surprise since a damaging earthquake hasn't hit the ...

Two of the most dangerous fault systems on the U.S. West Coast may be more connected than scientists once thought. New research suggests the Cascadia subduction zone and the San Andreas fault can ...

Northern Nevadans were jolted awake by the latest in a swarm of earthquakes. Here's a look at the past three weeks of quakes in the area.

Two small earthquakes felt in Monroe County have residents asking if bigger shakes are coming. Scientists say Southeast Michigan’s risk remains low.

The planned Box Elder County data center is near the site of Utah's largest recorded earthquake that split the ground and ...