Earthquakes regularly rattle our planet, striking somewhere in the world every hour of every day. Such events are the result of the slow-motion march of tectonic plates that build stresses in ...

Follow the Seven Steps to Earthquake Safety from the Earthquake Country Alliance, which was developed with experts in earthquake science, preparedness and mitigation, according to the alliance.

The state of Maine was hit by a rare 3.8 magnitude earthquake Monday morning, a tremor that could be felt across the New ...