The first earthquake struck while the town was still asleep. Around 2:00 am on Dec. 16, 1811, New Madrid — a small frontier settlement of 400 people on land now located in Missouri — was jolted awake.

A Dec. 5 Instagram post (direct link, archive link) shows a video of the interior of a high-rise dwelling during what appears to be an earthquake. The camera sways and various items around the room ...

SAN FRANCISCO – Was that an earthquake you just felt or merely a big truck rumbling by? You don't have to wonder – the U.S. Geological Survey is on the case and can almost immediately tell you whether ...

The first earthquake struck while the town was still asleep. Around 2:00 am on Dec. 16, 1811, New Madrid—a small frontier settlement of 400 people on land now located in Missouri—was jolted awake.

HONOLULU (Island News) -- A powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck near the southern tip of South America in the Drake Passage on Friday morning, but officials say there is no tsunami threat to ...

Groundbreaking Discovery in Offshore Sediment Cores Two fault systems on North America's West Coast – the Cascadia subduction zone and the San Andreas fault – may be synchronized, with earthquakes on ...

Lucy Jones is one of USA TODAY’s Women of the Year, a recognition of women who have made a significant impact in their communities and across the country. The program launched in 2022 as a ...

On Dec. 24, a 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck Taiwan's southeastern coastal county of Taitung. That quake also shook ...

Coastal regions of southern Chile were told to evacuate after a magnitude 7.4 earthquake was recorded on Friday, May 2, off the coasts of Argentina and Chile, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The ...

The first earthquake struck while the town was still asleep. Around 2:00 am on Dec. 16, 1811, New Madrid—a small frontier settlement of 400 people on land now located in Missouri—was jolted awake.