Earthquakes happen due to sudden movement of tectonic plates and stress release along fault lines beneath the Earth’s crust.

This discovery could really shake up the Big Apple. New York City was rattled harder than some surrounding areas during last April’s northeast earthquake because of a dangerous, newly discovered fault ...

Earthquakes have long been associated with fault lines, jagged edges where tectonic plates meet and collide. Several studies explain how these seismic activities are not limited to these boundaries.

The fault that ruptured beneath New Jersey on Friday morning was likely an ancient, sleeping seam in the Earth, awakened by geologic forces in a region where earthquakes are rare and seismic risks are ...

Ahmedabad: Why are areas such as Kutch more prone to frequent earthquakes in Gujarat? The answer lies deep within the Earth's crust – multiple fault l.

Rajkot: A moderate 4.6-magnitude earthquake that jolted Kutch early Friday has done more than rattle homes — it has set off ...

A view of New York City after a 4.8 magnitude earthquake shook parts of New York and New Jersey. (Fatih Aktas/Anadolu via Getty Images) Friday morning's earthquake, an event more commonly associated ...

Scientists have uncovered an extensive underwater vent system near Milos, Greece, hidden along active fault lines beneath the ...

A strip of restless ocean off the Pacific Northwest conceals a threat that has been building for centuries. Beneath these waters lies the Cascadia Subduction Zone—a 600-mile fault line locked since ...

A small town in Idaho has experienced 12 earthquakes in the last 24 hours. The US Geological Survey (USGS) detected the seismic activity near Stanley, a town that played a key role in the gold rush ...