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A moderately strong, 5.0-magnitude earthquake struck in Texas on Friday, according to the United States Geological Survey.

Multiple earthquakes shook California's Bay Area Thursday. They were recorded near Hayward, around 20 miles southeast of ...

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 3.5 rattled the L.A. metropolitan area early Saturday just hours after a 3.8-magnitude quake shook the Malibu area shortly before midnight Friday.

A magnitude-3.5 earthquake was reported Saturday afternoon in the San Jacinto Mountains in Riverside County. Shaking was ...

A 5.0 magnitude earthquake was detected in western Texas Friday night, according to the United States Geological Survey.

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake that shook western Texas late Friday night caused shaking and swaying across a swath of southern ...

When it does, it releases energy in a burst, which causes the shaking of an earthquake. Earthquakes happen most often where tectonic plates meet. Tectonic plates are pieces of crust that fit ...

FORECAST COMING UP IN JUST A FEW MINUTES. THANKS, GRIFFIN. A SMALL EARTHQUAKE SHOOK PART OF THE UPSTATE THIS MORNING. ACCORDING TO THE U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, THE 1.64 MAGNITUDE QUAKE HAPPENED ...

A powerful 7.6 magnitude earthquake in the Caribbean Sea Saturday night, north of Honduras and southwest of the Cayman Islands, briefly triggered tsunami alerts that were later lifted. The U.S ...

An active volcano near Alaska's most populated city could be on the brink of eruption, according to scientists who are constantly monitoring a potential threat.

Reeves County was rocked Friday night by 5.0 and 2.6 earthquakes, which were felt in El Paso, New Mexico and Lubbock. Here's what we know.