The study of earthquakes called Seismology, relies on the fact that different materials within the Earth react differently to ...

First global map of mantle earthquakes reveals seismic activity far beneath continents, challenging old ideas about Earth’s ...

Researchers were once unsure whether mantle earthquakes existed. Now they have a global map of this mysterious phenomenon.

BUTTE, Mont. — Envision this scenario: You are going about your day. All is calm and quiet until suddenly, the ground beneath your feet begins to shake, and items within your home or workspace begin ...

Stanford University researchers have pulled back a curtain on a hidden part of Earth that rarely makes headlines. Their new ...

If you felt the ground shake just before 8 p.m. Sunday, you weren’t imagining things.

A mathematical trick speeds up seismic calculations for earthquake simulations and could revolutionize earthquake preparedness.

Stanford researchers have created the first-ever global map of a rare earthquake type that occurs not in Earth's crust but in ...

A wave of earthquakes ranging up to a preliminary magnitude of 4.0 struck southeast of San Ramon shortly before 8 p.m. Friday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The 4.0-magnitude temblor struck at 7:49 ...

Over the last few days, the Coachella Valley has experienced more than 20 earthquakes, causing concern among some residents.

A series of earthquakes rocked a Bay Area city on Feb. 2. Did you feel it? San Ramon was hit by a cluster of quakes starting ...