A sign welcomes drivers to Colorado from Wyoming along U.S. Highway 287 north of Livermore, Colo., on Oct. 19, 2023. A 2.9 magnitude earthquake near Dacono provided a jarring wakeup for some ...

Scientists discover ultra-weak faults near the 7.2 magnitude earthquake in Haiti that continued to slip for weeks.

When it comes to natural or “weather-related hazards”, in Missouri, we think of thunderstorms, floods, and tornadoes. But there is one that is less common and lies beneath the surface—earthquakes. The ...

More seismic energy was released in 2025 than at any time in the last 14 years, but the global death toll was well below the ...

Below California’s famed beaches, mountains and metropolitan areas lies a sinister web of earthquake faults — some so infamous that their names are burned into the state’s collective consciousness.

Earthquake swarms are clusters of small quakes caused by complex fault systems and underground stress, and scientists say ...

Drop. Cover. Hold on. That’s the three-part jingle every Californian learns to stay safe in earthquake country. Scientists forecast a more than 99% chance that earthquakes of 6.7 magnitude or larger ...

From left, Utah State University geoscientists Geosciences Srisharan Shreedharan and Lindsey Broderick collect rock samples from the Wasatch Fault near Brigham City, Utah, USA. LOGAN, UTAH, USA -- ...

A 2.9 magnitude earthquake near Dacono provided a jarring wakeup for some Coloradans, with the shaking reported some 20 miles away into the Denver area. The U.S. Geological Survey said the temblor had ...