An average of 234 earthquakes with magnitudes between 3.0 and 4.0 occur per year in California and Nevada, according to a recent three-year data sample. Are you ready for when the Big One hits?

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 ...

The Greek Island of Santorini is in the headlines again, not because of the massive increase in tourism and cruise ships last season, but because of a swarm of severe earthquakes this week.

An earthquake measuring magnitude 5.3 rattled near Santorini, Greece, on Tuesday, the latest in a series of earthquakes that have prompted people to flee the popular tourist destination.

(News 4 & Fox 11) — Barton Memorial Hospital in South Lake Tahoe is planning to relocate due to its aging infrastructure and California's stringent earthquake building requirements. The state ...

The Greek island has a long history of earthquakes, but what is causing the recent series of quakes has scientists perplexed. The Greek island of Santorini might be known for its iconic white ...

The government of Greece declared a state of emergency Thursday after a series of earthquakes near Santorini have prompted people to flee the popular tourist destination. The Climate Crisis and ...

ATHENS, Greece -- Earthquakes rattled Greece’s volcanic island of Santorini every few minutes through the night and into Wednesday as authorities bolstered their emergency plans in case the ...

WARMUP AND WHAT FOLLOWS. COMING UP. USGS IS REPORTING ANOTHER EARTHQUAKE FELT IN THE GRANITE STATE THIS MORNING. IT’S REPORTING A 2.0 EARTHQUAKE ABOUT 11.8 MILES OFF THE COAST OF PORTSMOUTH.

But after another week of near-constant earthquakes, the island has taken on an unusual quiet. At least 13,000 of the island’s 15,500 residents, unnerved by the frequent shaking, have left in ...

Multiple earthquakes are rattling Santorini, a volcanic island in Greece, prompting authorities to dispatch rescuers with tents, a sniffer dog and drones, and to shut schools on four islands.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - A Tsunami Advisory was in effect for Puerto Rico and nearby islands for part of Saturday evening after a powerful earthquake struck between Honduras and the Cayman Islands ...