The earthquake occurred at a depth of 6.2 miles and had an estimated intensity of VI on the modified Mercalli intensity scale.

An earthquake measuring magnitude 4.7 struck about 25 miles south of Evanston, Wyoming on Jan. 22, not far from Salt Lake City, according to the USGS.

Earthquakes and seismic activity often happen with sudden movements underground with tectonic plates. Seismographs are used by scientists to measure the time, location and strength of an earthquake.

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake was centered in Dublin Friday morning, the largest in the area in more than two weeks.

A light, 4.9-magnitude earthquake struck in Southern California on Monday, according to the United States Geological Survey.

Often in these weekly Night Sky columns I refer to the magnitude of a star or planet. The concept of magnitude is relatively easy to grasp. Put simply, magnitude indicates an object’s degree of ...

A 4.7-magnitude earthquake struck near Malibu on Thursday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake happened at 7:28 a.m., with an epicenter 3.5 miles northwest of Malibu. Shaking ...

A preliminary 5.2-magnitude earthquake struck near Bakersfield on Tuesday, sending shaking all the way to Los Angeles County. It happened at about 9:09 p.m. Tuesday, roughly 14.29 miles southwest of ...

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck just outside the city limits of Lake Elsinore on Thursday morning, the latest modest temblor to shake Southern California. Weak shaking may have been felt in areas ...

An earthquake struck the Sındırgı district of Balıkesir in western Turkey at 12.24 am local time (GMT+3). The tremor was felt ...