Stanford researchers have created the first-ever global map of a rare earthquake type that occurs not in Earth's crust but in ...

A rare type of deep underground earthquake occurring in the Earth’s mantle has finally been isolated and mapped by Stanford researchers.

First global map of mantle earthquakes reveals seismic activity far beneath continents, challenging old ideas about Earth’s deep rocks.

A new kind of earthquake has been detected in western Canada, one that shakes the ground slower and longer than typical seismic events. These earthquakes, recorded during hydraulic fracturing for oil ...

Minor earthquakes happen in and around New York more often than many people realize. This map shows where they've struck over ...

Guerrero, Mexico is an active site with several recent major earthquakes, but also a small area called the ‘Guerrero seismic gap’ (pictured) where no earthquakes have occurred for more than a century.

Scientists are warning that underexplored "supershear" earthquakes could have serious impacts in California, particularly near the infamous San Andreas Fault. "The San Andreas is the perfect setting ...

Missouri Earthquake Awareness Month is observed across the state each February. JEFFERSON CITY – As Missourians shovel snow and huddle indoors against the February cold, earthquakes are among the last ...