Two earthquakes struck near Crete and islands across the Aegean sea over the last two weeks. Experts are warning tourists to ...

Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning. Magnitude is a measurement of the strength of an earthquake. Officially it's called the moment magnitude scale.

A minor, 3.8-magnitude earthquake struck in Southern California on Monday, according to the United States Geological Survey.

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck off the coast of Crete, Greece, on Thursday morning, prompting a tsunami warning from European authorities. The tremor’s epicentre was located 58 km north-northeast ...

A strong, 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck in the Mediterranean Sea on Wednesday, according to the United States Geological ...

After a 4.1 magnitude earthquake rattled eastern Tennessee Saturday morning, some might be wondering how often seismic events ...

An earthquake of 4.1 magnitude has been reported in Tennessee and was felt in Atlanta, Georgia, and western North Carolina.

and then all of a sudden the rock plates will jump,” triggering shaking that causes an earthquake, Steckler said. Earthquakes typically occur along edges of tectonic plates. But their impacts ...

A 3.1 magnitude earthquake occurred just after 4 a.m. Tuesday about a mile away from Pleasant City — a 0.18-square-mile village east of Columbus. A 3.4 magnitude was recorded near the area ...

A mild 4.1 magnitude earthquake about 30 miles south of Knoxville, Tennessee, was felt across the southeastern region of the United States Saturday morning from Chattanooga, Tennessee, to Atlanta ...