A moderately strong, 5.5-magnitude earthquake struck in Ethiopia on Sunday, according to the United States Geological Survey.

Additional information collected about the earthquake may also prompt U.S.G.S. scientists to update the shake-severity map. An aftershock is usually a smaller earthquake that follows a larger one in ...

A 3.3-magnitude earthquake reportedly occurred near Vashon Island late Monday night, according to the Pacific Northwest ...

When you think of earthquakes in the U.S., Texas is probably not the first state that comes to mind. But data from the U.S. Geological Survey shows more than 3,800 earthquakes have been reported in ...