Earthquakes happen due to sudden movement of tectonic plates and stress release along fault lines beneath the Earth’s crust.

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There have been at least two earthquakes this year within 20 miles of one another. We spoke with an expert about what this ...

Once in a while, the people of California have the ground reminded of the fact that the ground is, in reality, unrest.

One of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded struck Russia’s Far East early Wednesday, causing tsunami waves to wash ashore in Japan and Alaska and calls for people around the Pacific to be on alert ...

(CNN) — Here’s a look at earthquakes worldwide. The US Geological Survey describes an earthquake as “the ground shaking caused by a sudden slip on a fault. Stresses in the earth’s outer layer push the ...