California experienced five earthquakes within a short period of time on Friday and Saturday, amid ongoing concerns about seismic safety in the region. Four of the five struck near Avenal, California ...

The Mendocino Triple Junction off the coast of Northern California is the point where three tectonic plates meet. A new study reveals at least five moving pieces deep below the Earth's surface make up ...

The work, by researchers at the U.S. Geological Survey, the University of California, Davis and the University of Colorado Boulder, is published in Science. "If we don't understand the underlying ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. A powerful 6.0 magnitude earthquake struck off the Oregon coast Thursday evening, centered 183 miles from Bandon ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A magnitude 6.0 earthquake occurred Thursday evening off Oregon. (Quakebot) A large earthquake was reported at 7:25 p.m. Thursday ...

A 6.0 magnitude earthquake struck off the Oregon Coast on Jan. 15. The earthquake was detected around 7:25 p.m., approximately 183 miles off the coast of Bandon on the Blanco Fracture Zone, and at a ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck Riverside County on Monday evening, centered seven miles from Indio with ...

“A lot of times we’re analyzing big earthquakes to understand how these big faults move, but in this case we’re actually looking at the tiniest earthquakes happening all the time,” David Shelly, a ...

A 4.9 magnitude earthquake struck Southern California on Monday, centered about 12 miles north-northeast of Indio, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The quake occurred just before 6 p.m.

Tens of thousands of hidden earthquakes were recently discovered beneath the Yellowstone volcano by a group of international scientists, revealing ways to better inform the public of potential risks.

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake shook parts of Southern California on Jan. 19, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake struck about 12 miles northeast of Indio at around 5:56 p.m. PT. It caused ...