When it does, it releases energy in a burst, which causes the shaking of an earthquake. Earthquakes happen most often where tectonic plates meet. Tectonic plates are pieces of crust that fit ...

After a pair of small earthquakes shook San Bernardino on Monday morning, the city was jolted by another earthquake just before 10 p.m., according to the U.S. Geological Survey. It was the second ...

But after another week of near-constant earthquakes, the island has taken on an unusual quiet. At least 13,000 of the island’s 15,500 residents, unnerved by the frequent shaking, have left in ...

The earthquake resulted in the scrapping of some semiconductor wafers, but there was no structural damage to its chip production facilities and normal operations have resumed, it said. The company ...

A magnitude-7.6 earthquake shook the Caribbean Sea south of the Cayman Islands Saturday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Several islands and countries urged people near the coastline to ...

But for busy people, here’s a summary of things you should know about what to do before, during and after an earthquake in Japan. If you’re on public transport: Follow the same guidelines ...

The first earthquake, a magnitude 3.6, hit just before 9:45 a.m. local time, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. It had a depth of 4.6 miles. The second, a magnitude 3.0, hit just 3 minutes later ...

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake has struck.