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.

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 ...

He calls on the government, Istanbul municipality and the public to work together to prepare the city for earthquakes. The map below shows the first three earthquakes that struck Istanbul's ...

Part of his district is in the oil-rich Permian Basin, which has seen a major turnaround in fossil fuel production since the fracking revolution began in 2008. But his district has also seen a ...