Think you live in a safe neighborhood? An interactive map from the U.S. Census Bureau may change your mind about just how ...

When an earthquake rupturing along a fault hits a barrier, it creates a seismic signature called the “stopping phase.” ...

Most people picture earthquakes as a West Coast problem. California shakes regularly, the news covers it, and residents there ...

For many people in Japan, the country’s regular tremors are not a big deal. Officials are urging them to prepare for the next ...

A 7.7 magnitude earthquake Monday off northern Japan sparked a short-lived tsunami alert and an advisory of a slightly higher ...