By reanalysing older satellite positioning records, a new study maps a major locked zone on the plate boundary that lines up ...

Eddy County shaken by 3.1 magnitude earthquake ...

What does “moment magnitude” mean, and how do scientists determine the strength of a rupture in the earth? By Henry Fountain Henry Fountain spent a quarter century covering science for The Times. He ...

In the days following a 4.2-magnitude earthquake in Gig Harbor, at least four aftershocks were too small to feel, according to the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network.

Magnitude 7.7 Earthquake Strikes off Indonesia's Coast, Killing at Least 47 and Toppling Buildings MAUMERE, Indonesia (AP) — A powerful magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia early ...

Dozens of aftershock quakes were reported in the hours and days following the initial magnitude 7.7 earthquake that rattled ...

On Friday, Oct. 9, a 7.7 magnitude earthquake rocked Panama. The FSU campus in the capital city felt its tremors, leading to ...

PANAMA CITY, Oct 12 (Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 6 struck Panama on Monday, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. The quake was at a depth of 35 km (22 miles), the ...

Another day, another earthquake – this time a magnitude 5.9 tremor striking Haiti, killing around 10 people and injuring more than 100. Recovery efforts are already underway in the most damaged ...