Early Friday, a major 7.7 magnitude earthquake that originated near Mandalay, Myanmar, shook the Earth as far as Bangkok, about 800 miles away.. Two hard-hit cities in Myanmar suffered extensive ...

Here we will explain what caused this earthquake, and how it was able to have such a powerful effect so far away. What caused the earthquake? The earth's upper layer is split into different ...

A period of slow, creeping movement without any shaking may be a necessary prelude to earthquakes, a new study suggests. The research, which was on the fundamentals of how materials rupture ...

“As with all great earthquakes on known active faults, this M7.7 earthquake was both completely expected (the location and magnitude), and completely unexpected (the timing),” Hubbard explained.

Colorado has the potential for much larger earthquakes than a 2.9 quake in Dacono on June 13. Here's what to know and when the last earthquake was.

EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — Nearly one week after a magnitude 5.4 earthquake shook the Borderland, experts are revealing what may have caused it. The quake hit Saturday night, with a ...

The intensity from one earthquake varies greatly from place to place. What’s the difference between magnitude and intensity? This 8 minute video uses the analogy of a lightbulb to explain the how an ...

Experts from UNH explain how rare the 3.8 magnitude earthquake was and the likelihood of significant aftershocks. News Sports Entertainment Lifestyle Opinion Advertise Obituaries eNewspaper Legals.

A seismologist thinks natural phenomena could explain the Summerville Light and other mysteries around a South Carolina locale. ... The big 1886 earthquake caused serious damage in Charleston, ...

The East Tennessee earthquake on May 10 was one of the strongest to hit the region since 1900. The East Tennessee Seismic Zone is an active one, even if it isn't known to produce quakes strong ...

Saturday's 4.5-magnitude earthquake at Muswellbrook, in the New South Wales Upper Hunter, was the latest in a series of moderate-sized events near the town in just over a fortnight. A 4.7 ...

Earthquakes form when two tectonic plates moving against one another get stuck, allowing the fault to build up stress. "The plates are increasingly stressed by the forces trying to move them, but ...