Earthquakes in the American state of Utah, the Soultz-sous-Forêts region of France or in the Dutch province of Groningen should not be able to occur even if the subsurface has been exploited for ...

This gradual accumulation and release of stress and strain is now referred to as the "elastic rebound theory" of earthquakes. Most earthquakes are the result of the sudden elastic rebound of ...

When we think of earthquakes, we imagine sudden, violent shaking. But deep beneath the Earth’s surface, some faults move in near silence. These slow, shuffling slips and their accompanying hum — ...

North Carolina isn't California. California is known for having earthquakes, and sometimes strong quakes. You rarely hear about earthquakes in North Carolina, but they do occur here. A couple of ...

Scientists have recorded the "largest" earthquake swarm at Mount Rainier in Washington state since 2009, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. The swarm at the second-most seismically active volcano in ...

The first “Big One” earthquake in more than a decade has rattled the world. What if it had happened anywhere else? Say, ...

A “swarm” of hundreds of small earthquakes are continuing to hit Mount Rainier this week. The U.S. Geological Survey Cascades Volcano Observatory and the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network said Tuesday ...