Maine's strongest recorded earthquake occurred in 1904 and measured a magnitude of 5.7.

The deadly earthquakes that have struck Venezuela’s northern coast were an event known as a “doublet.” The U.S.

Professor Dean Whitman, of the Department of Earth and Environment, studies earthquakes. He answers questions about the geophysics of the destructive event.

One of the most active regions in the world is the Pacific Ring of Fire. According to the USGS, this region is where the ...

On Wednesday evening, Venezuela was hit with its largest tremors in more than a century — toppling buildings and claiming more than 100 lives. The event, according to the US Geological Survey, was a ...

According to experts, large earthquakes frequently occur around the world each year because multiple tectonic plate ...

Twin earthquakes like those that ripped through the region are unusual but not unheard of. Scientists are already gathering ...

Venezuela sits on one of South America's most active tectonic boundaries, where constant movement between major plates makes ...

The country was hit hard by a pair of quakes that happened in quick succession and were likely driven by stress being ...

Whidbey Island on the night of July 1. And while a magnitude 3.8 isn't necessarily a strong earthquake, and this only ...

On Wednesday evening just after 6pm local time, two earthquakes violently shook northern Venezuela. The first one struck near San Felipe, the capital of the state of Yaracuy. Just 39 seconds later, ...

Venezuela and its capital, Caracas, were rocked by two massive earthquake pulses on June 24, 2026, just seconds apart. The ...