A 4.5 magnitude earthquake struck Monday morning near the Orcas Island in northern Washington state. The temblor occurred at about 5 a.m. and was centered near the Washington-Canada border, about 18 ...

It is considered a megathrust fault, which comprises the stuck portions of the boundary between two converging tectonic plates. This type of fault is capable of producing giant, devastating ...

The US has been rattled by three earthquakes, one in Oregon, one in Washington and another in Texas. Multiple people reported shaking from the Washington quake, but no damages or injuries so far.

Monday’s early morning earthquake rattled a few nerves and had many Islanders thinking about the 'great' rattlers that have come and gone, as well as the 'big ones' looming ...

Jakarta is one of the largest cities in the world and one of the most earthquake-prone. It is located within the Pacific Ring ...

The shakes have left the 'Big One' on many Greater Victorian minds – a megaquake on the boundary between the Juan de Fuca and ...

A string of earthquakes has hit Washington in recent weeks. Are they connected, and do they tell us anything about the odds ...

Earthquakes occur when the rock on one side of a fault slips relative to the other. The fault surface can be vertical, ...