A new study corrects the recorded depth of an earthquake in Japan, revealing that it was not the deepest in history.

There are millions of low-magnitude earthquakes that occur around the world every year, including the 2.2 magnitude seismic event that shook parts of the Lowcou

In Japan, swarms of earthquakes are fueling a dip in tourism and a viral panic over predictions of the next 'big one'

A moderately strong, 5.7-magnitude earthquake struck in Guatemala on Tuesday, according to the United States Geological Survey. The temblor happened at 3:41 p.m. Central time about 10 miles southwest of Guatemala City, data from the agency shows. U.S.G.S. data earlier reported that the magnitude was 5.6.

Japan’s new earthquake-detection network lengthens warning times, and researchers in Wales have harnessed nuclear blast detectors to gauge tsunami risks. But the U.S. lags in monitoring the massive Ca

Of the 663 earthquakes recorded in Jamaica in 2024, only 19 were felt events, 13 of which occurred on the mainland, with magnitudes between 2.9 and 5.2. The statistics are contained in the 2024 edition of the Economic and Social Survey Jamaica (ESSJ) an annual publication of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ).

A strong earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 6.5 struck the Tanimbar Islands region in Indonesia, the National Center for Seismology confirmed o.

An international academic symposium focused on earthquake and risk prediction concluded in Shenyang, capital of Northeast China's Liaoning province, on Thursday.

Seafloor sensors caught a rare slow quake in action. It hints at how Earth's stress is quietly released. For the first time, scientists have directly observed a slow slip earthquake in the midst of relieving tectonic stress along a major underwater fault zone.