They say the discovery means that Adelaide could be subject to an earthquake much stronger than the one that rocked Christchurch in 2011.

As the two powerful tremors lined up on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, one expert believes such an event could set off a terrifying 'chain reaction' ...

California's towering redwood trees have long stood atop a hidden earthquake threat that could unleash widespread devastation if it awakens. Geologists have confirmed a previously unmapped active ...

Brine deposits beneath the Gofar fault in the eastern Pacific Ocean gave scientists a never-before-seen electromagnetic image ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This summer has brought no shortage of earthquakes. Earlier this week, a 7.4-magnitude earthquake shook western Colombia, causing ...

More than two years after an earthquake rattled the Garden State, a group of researchers are continuing to unravel its unusual nature, officially naming a previously unmapped fault where the quake ...

At just after 2am on Saturday morning, a magnitude 4.8 earthquake occurred at Arawata, about six kilometres northeast of Korumburra and 100km southeast of Melbourne. Residents closest to the epicentre ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Kim Blisniuk, a professor of geology at San Jose State University, surveys Sanborn County Park in Saratoga on Aug. 6. Blisniuk ...