When we think of earthquakes, we imagine sudden, violent shaking. But deep beneath the Earth's surface, some faults move in near silence. These slow, shuffling slips and their accompanying hum -- ...

Members of socially and economically marginalized groups in Montreal and Ottawa-Gatineau are at disproportionate risk in ...

Nashville is sinking, according to a new study published in the British journal Nature Cities. Here's what to know.

A strong, 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck in the Mediterranean Sea on Wednesday, according to the United States Geological ...

At 4.1 magnitude near Greenback, the May 10 quake was large for our area. Experts look back on the last earthquakes to ...

Nearly one week after a magnitude 5.4 earthquake shook the Borderland, experts are revealing what may have caused it.

When you think of earthquakes in the U.S., Texas is probably not the first state that comes to mind. But data from the U.S.

A new study from the U.S. Geological Survey finds that groundwater in Appalachia, the Gulf Coast and California is ...

Fault lines exist within tectonic plates, as well. These intraplate faults can cause earthquakes far away from plate ...

One of the known impacts of fracking is an increase in earthquakes, which have been felt with increasing frequency in B.C.'s Peace River region in recent years. There's also the need to build ...

Additional information collected about the earthquake may also prompt U.S.G.S. scientists to update the shake-severity map. An aftershock is usually a smaller earthquake that follows a larger one ...