The quake came during a cluster that saw over a dozen other earthquakes reported over a 24-hour period, the USGS map shows.

DEFINITION: Magnitude, in relation to earthquakes, is a numerical value representing the size of the earthquake at its origin. This is measured through seismographs, which record the amplitude/height ...

Japanese authorities say a megaquake could cause a devastating tsunami to strike eastern coastal areas of Japan ...

Today at about 11:30am local time, a magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck off the coast of Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula in the country’s far east. Originating at a depth of roughly 20 kilometres, today’s ...

A 6.0-magnitude earthquake was reported in Alaska on Thursday (November 27), according to the United States Geological Survey. The earthquake was centered near Willow, at a depth of 69.4 kilometers ...

THE SEVEN-DAY FORECAST. IN JUST A FEW MINUTES. AND IF YOU FELT A RUMBLE AT YOUR HOUSE THIS MORNING, IT WASN’T YOUR IMAGINATION. A 1.9 MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE WAS DETECTED IN THE WEBSTER AREA RIGHT AROUND ...

The U.S. Geological Survey confirmed that a 3.0 magnitude earthquake was centered in Hasbrouck Heights at 10:18 p.m. on Aug. 2, and was felt throughout much of the region. The government agency ...

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake rattled the mountain communities in Riverside County Thursday evening. The quake was reported around 5:34 p.m., about 6 miles southwest of the community of Idyllwild. The ...

A small 2.5 magnitude earthquake was reported in Howard County, Maryland, on Monday evening, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). The epicenter of the earthquake was determined to ...

A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck off the coast of Guadeloupe early Monday, according to government officials and seismic data from Colombia’s Geological Survey. The quake occurred at 7:38 a.m. local ...