Tectonic plates are constantly in motion — shaping continents, forming mountains, and triggering earthquakes. But what if ...

There isn’t zero probability of earthquakes in the Rochester area, but it is much lower than in regions of the state with ...

For decades, the end-stage life of a subduction zone existed only in theory. Now, for the first time in geologic history, scientists are bearing witness to the Juan de Fuca Plate tearing apart and ...

Earlier on November 1, an earthquake of magnitude 3.6 struck Pakistan. Afghanistan, Pakistan, and northern India lie in one ...

Today’s set of earthquakes follow a 6.8 magnitude earthquake that struck off the coast of Japan’s Iwate Prefecture at 5:03 p.m. local time on Sunday that prompted a tsunami warning. Since then, at ...

When will "The Big One" hit the U.S. West Coast? Nobody knows, but should it happen, science can give us a good idea of its ...

Seismic activity in and around Cyprus is “expected to ease” after the two strong earthquakes which struck near Paphos on ...

A. 2.2-magnitude earthquake shook just north of Wayne County, in Lake Ontario, on Wednesday night. The earthquake hit around ...