A magnitude 4.5 earthquake has rattled southern Texas in the vicinity of San Antonio, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) reported. The quake struck at 9.26 p.m. on Wednesday, at a depth of about 2.3 ...

But earthquakes tend to come in clusters, Jones says. This "doublet" of quakes occurred about 10 miles below the earth's surface, "likely along the Santa Monica Bay fault." There's little to no ...

A GNS scientist says a cluster of small earthquakes around Taupō were quite close to the surface - which is why so many people felt them. The series of shakes began just before 6pm on Thursday ...

Sunday’s earthquake was recorded at 1:36 a.m. in the area near Salem in Oconee County, the South Carolina Emergency Management Division said. It happened about 1 mile below the surface of the ...

A 4.0-magnitude earthquake struck Delhi on Monday morning, causing mild tremors and alarm for residents. The quake's ...

When an earthquake strikes, it releases energy in the form of seismic waves that travel along the Earth's crust. The first wave to reach the surface is the primary or P wave, which is a ...

Being closer to the surface meant the impact of the 4.0 magnitude earthquake that struck at 5.36 am was stronger than that of a higher-magnitude one, said experts. Shallow earthquakes typically ...

According to the Geological Survey, the quake occurred at a depth of about 8 miles below the surface of the earth. It is the first earthquake of at least magnitude 2.5 to occur in New England ...