Taupō residents were feeling nervous today after a “swarm” of more than 50 earthquakes were recorded in the area overnight.

A lurch in the Earth’s tectonic plates can wreak havoc at any time – as we’ve just seen in Vanuatu. How do scientists measure ...

The largest earthquake the state has experienced in nearly a year shook Central Idaho on Monday morning. The U.S. Geological ...

Poverty, job loss and high insurance costs have led to a lack of earthquake insurance in New Madrid, Missouri — a town with a ...

A light but rare 3.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of southern Maine on Monday morning, according to the United ...

If you thought you felt the earth move under your feet Monday morning, you were not imagining it. A rare 3.8-magnitude earthquake happened in the Atlantic Ocean 9.7 miles from Portsmouth at 10:22 a.m.

Last night’s strong and shallow 5.3 quake was felt by more than 23,000 people: mostly across the lower North Island. A ...

Alex de Steiguer was about to send an email from a house on Star Island, 7 miles off the coast of Maine and New Hampshire, when she heard what she thought was a big plane flying over. Outside, a flock ...

To better understand when a big earthquake is coming, there are earthquake monitoring stations across the state in remote ...

Berti also warned that aftershocks are common, and Idaho may feel additional earthquakes Monday or over the next few days. “Every time there is a big earthquake, a series of aftershocks help ...