Some earthquakes are imperceptibly quiet. We may not feel them, but machines might detect them—and they can point scientists to a potential "Big One".

Associate Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences Alan Kafka and an international team reveal COVID-19 shutdowns markedly reduced Earth’s seismic “noise” As societies around the world shut down ...

When aftershock data is available, the corresponding maps and charts include earthquakes within 100 miles ... mogul’s superyacht that capsized off Italy had an unorthodox design that made ...

The USGS’ online “Did You Feel It” crowdsourcing maps for the Loma Prieta and Northridge earthquakes will be updated with new responses. “There’s just so many different ways that we can ...

Each story in the KXAN Data Hub is updated as new data becomes available. AUSTIN (KXAN) — When you think of earthquakes in the U.S., Texas is probably not the first state that comes to mind.

In a wide, mountain-swaddled basin, Abruzzo’s regional capital, L’Aquila, enjoys one of Italy’s most extraordinary city settings. Although it was devastated by an earthquake in 2009 ...

Seismologists study earthquakes by looking at the damage that was caused and by using seismometers. A seismometer is an instrument that records the shaking of the Earth's surface caused by seismic ...

At 10:17 a.m. Thursday, hundreds of people across Kern County will participate in the Great California Shakeout, an annual earthquake-preparedness drill that began in Southern California.

An earthquake felt throughout Iran on Saturday evening led to speculation about the country's use of nuclear weapons on social media. Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei views the Iran ...

According to a press release, the level was raised from normal to advisory because of an increase in seismic activity and ground deformation that’s been ongoing since the spring. The observatory ...