Scientists have discovered that seismic waves traveling to Earth’s core and back caused almost all of Japan to shift eastward ...

(Grant Faint/The Image Bank/Getty Images) When the magnitude 9.0 Tōhoku earthquake struck off the coast of Japan in 2011, its seismic shivers did more than ripple through the planet. At least one wave ...

Measurements taken from an earthquake in the Alaskan Interior on August 20 of last year may provide insight into how a ...

Flat basins are favoured places to build cities. But seismic waves can get trapped in these basins, putting cities at risk ...

A powerful 6.7-magnitude earthquake struck northern Venezuela, its intensity captured in a viral video of water surging from ...

A rare earthquake doublet struck northern Venezuela, with a 7.2 foreshock followed 39 seconds later by a magnitude 7.5 mainshock. The sequence killed at least 32 people, damaged Caracas and sent ...

A series of unlucky factors — two earthquakes in rapid succession, a fault that ruptured toward Caracas, soft ground and the shallow depth of the earthquake — combined to make the Venezuela ...

Then, at 6:04 p.m. ET, an M7.2 foreshock rocked the northeast coast of Venezuela, immediately followed by an M7.5 mainshock. Minutes later, an M6.9 temblor hit offshore of Kuji, Japan. It was an ...

Google says Android Earthquake Alerts warned millions in Venezuela before powerful quakes, showing how phones can support ...

On Wednesday evening just after 6pm local time, two earthquakes violently shook northern Venezuela. The first one struck near San Felipe, the capital of the state of Yaracuy. Just 39 seconds later, ...

Many countries have systems to alert people seconds before shaking begins in an earthquake. Experts say even a slight warning provides critical time for protection. Several countries, including ...