Earthquakes have shaped the planet’s geography and influenced human history in profound ways. Among these natural events, one ...

The authorities said there were no initial reports of damage from the quake, which struck in the hills west of Malibu.

When the ground shakes violently, entire cities can crumble within minutes. Homes, hospitals, roads, and lives can vanish ...

While some scientists speculate that modern earthquakes are just aftershocks of previous movement from our planet’s tectonic plates, there’s no doubt about how powerful those quakes can be ...

Scientists say the South Island quake region is still “very poorly understood” despite continued warnings of the high ...

Since Wednesday, more than a dozen earthquakes have occurred in this region, with a magnitude of 4.0 or greater. Eight ...

The vast majority of earthquakes result from the constant movement of tectonic plates, which are massive, solid slabs of rock that make up the planetary surface and shift around on top of Earth's ...

An earthquake with a magnitude 3.9 rattled Malibu ... Moorpark and others felt significant movement, according to preliminary reports. So far, there have been no reports of any injuries or damage ...

Earthquakes occur as a result of the constant—but, to us, imperceptibly slow—movement of tectonic plates across the Earth's surface, which causes stress to build up in the crust. When this ...

It is the movement of plates in relation to each other - whether above, below or alongside - that causes stress to build up. When the stress is released, an earthquake can occur. Guessing that an ...

These cracks, or faults, are where earthquakes occur. Faults are put under tremendous stress by the slow and steady movement of the Earth's tectonic plates. In California, the North American plate ...

And while associating earthquakes with solar or lunar activity ... can affect things like rock properties and underground water movement,” Matheus Henrique Junqueira Saldanha, a co-author ...