Scientists understand these kinds of earthquakes well, which include those stemming from the San Andreas Fault in California and the East Anatolian Fault in Turkey. However, earthquakes can also ...

Yet another earthquake off the coast of Maine shook New England Sunday morning — the third in the span of a week.

students learn about different types of seismic waves on the basis of where and how the waves move. In addition, students discuss how scientists use earthquake waves to investigate the interior ...

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 ...

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 ...

A series of earthquakes near the Greek island of Santorini have led authorities to shut down schools, dispatch rescue teams ...

"These kinds of earthquakes are relatively unusual," Coulson said. "They don't happen so frequently as we would expect in places like California, where we're on a boundary between two tectonic ...

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 ...