Northwest Louisiana recently experienced a significant earthquake, but just how commons are earthquakes? Movement along growth faults cause seismic activity.

Earthquakes usually strike without warning. But sometimes they come in clusters — dozens or even hundreds of small quakes concentrated in one area over days or weeks. Geologists call these clusters ...

According to one researcher, the recent uptick in seismic activity is not something to be worried about and is largely linked ...

Yes, there have been earthquakes in Florida, with most clustered in the northwestern Panhandle. There have been more than 20 ...

Four earthquakes up to magnitude 4.0 shook Louisiana, raising questions about hidden faults, seismic risks, and the region’s rarely studied geology.

The largest earthquake in New York state history occurred on Sept. 5, 1944, near Massena in St. Lawrence County. The ...

A swarm of a half-dozen earthquakes reaching up to magnitude 2.9 rattled San Ramon in California near San Francisco, the U.S. Geological Survey reports. The other quakes in Saturday's swarm ranged ...

Over the past few days, the Coachella Valley has experienced more than 20 earthquakes, causing concern among some residents. The magnitude 4.9 quake reported about 12 miles north of Indio the evening ...

SAN DIEGO COUNTY, CA - According to the U.S. Geological Survey, a preliminary 2.1 magnitude quake occurred near Lake Henshaw Friday night.

Ideas like "earthquake weather" and fears that California could fall into the ocean have long been a part of the state's earthquake superstitions, often resurfacing every time the ground begins to ...