Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A 4.8 magnitude earthquake hit New Jersey and affected nearby states on Friday morning, leaving people on the East Coast and the ...

Oklahoma has seen a marked drop in earthquake frequency over the past decade. At our peak in 2015, the state registered well over 800 tremors with at least a 3.0 magnitude. Since that time, we have ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — In the wake of a magnitude 5.1 earthquake rattling near Midland Monday evening, Texas geology experts are giving further insight into some of the causes behind these quakes. Monday’s ...

A recent Colorado State University study demonstrates that climate change can affect the frequency of earthquakes, adding to a small but growing body of evidence showing that climate can alter the ...

West Texas gets its fair share of earthquakes, but the sheer magnitude of seismic activity and total number of events there late last month was staggering. Scurry County, which sits in the Permian ...

Californians are familiar with the shaking beneath their feet, the momentary rattling of cabinetry or knick-knacks on the shelves. Just a week ago, the state experienced a 5.2-magnitude earthquake ...

West Texas gets its fair share of earthquakes, but last week’s sheer total and magnitude of seismic activity was staggering. Scurry County, which sits in the Permian Basin, was hit by 62 earthquakes ...