One of the largest earthquakes ever reported in New England happened off the coast of Massachusetts near Cape Ann in 1755.

In 1638, an earthquake in what is now New Hampshire and Plymouth, Massachusetts, left colonists stumbling from the strong ...

The Lisbon earthquake is the most famous natural disaster in European history. In the space of little more than an hour on the morning of 1 November 1755, while much of the city’s population was at ...

LUNENBURG - A small earthquake was recorded in central Massachusetts on Monday afternoon. Professor John Ebel, a senior research scientist with the Weston Observatory of Boston College ...

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.2 hit Southern California on Monday morning. Experts with the Seismological Laboratory at the California Institute of Technology said the quake was ...

Bangkok, Myanmar Earthquake Today LIVE: A strong 7.7 magnitude earthquake hit central Myanmar on March 28, Friday. The death toll from a massive earthquake in Myanmar has passed 1,600, the ruling ...

A moderately strong, 5.2-magnitude earthquake struck in Southern California on Monday, according to the United States Geological Survey. The temblor happened at 10:08 a.m. Pacific time about 2 ...

The powerful earthquake also jolted other parts of Southeast Asia. By Lynsey Chutel and John Yoon A 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck central Myanmar on Friday, sending shock waves across other ...

A powerful magnitude 7.7 earthquake hit central Myanmar (formerly Burma) Friday (March 28), shaking Mandalay, the country's second-largest city, as well as nearby countries, including China and ...

A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck off the coast of Tonga early Monday morning, prompting a tsunami warning that has since been lifted. The U.S. Geological Survey said that the earthquake hit about ...

A 1,000-bed hospital in Myanmar capital Naypyidaw is a likely "mass casualty area", news agency AFP said Friday after a 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck near the city of Sagaing, which is 260km away.

Understanding the earthquake history of a region is key to estimating seismic hazard. To help with this task, geologists look ...