The US Geological Survey said this quake, whose epicenter was about 7 miles from southern Maine’s coastal town of York, was ...

Experts say that while it has been quiet after Monday's quake, the risk of one or more aftershocks is not out of the question ...

The types of tsunamis that develop and the amount of damage tsunamis cause depend on how strong the earthquakes are and how close they occur to land. Quakes between 6.5 and 7.5 magnitude don't ...

An earthquake struck near Snoqualmie Monday afternoon, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). The 3.5 ...

Earthquakes happen every day all over the world, along both tectonic plate edges and interiors. Earthquakes occur along faults, which are fractures between blocks of rock that allow the blocks to move ...

Maine is not typically associated with significant seismic activity, making Monday's earthquake all the more unusual. Most earthquakes in the state are too small to feel, and large, damaging quakes ...

Earthquake Magnitude Scale Magnitude Earthquake Effects Estimated Number Each Year 2.5 or less Usually not felt, but can be recorded by seismograph. Millions 2.5 to 5.4 Often felt, but only causes ...

Every thirty seconds, there's an earthquake somewhere in the world. Although, don't worry. Most are minor. The Earth's surface is made up of a number of plates that are almost always moving.

The institute publishes three types of seismic bulletins: automatic and analyst-reviewed bulletins and different types of earthquake lists. You may use the earthquake search tool to search seismic ...