The quake struck 23 kilometers northeast of Virginia City, 24 kilometers southwest of Fernley, and 26 kilometers east of Reno-Tahoe International Airport, according to the automatic earthquake report.

Earthquakes are among the most formidable natural disasters, striking with little warning and causing widespread devastation.

Oil drilling first began at Brockham, between Reigate and Dorking, in 1987 by BP and since that time about half a million ...

In a surprising turn of events, the border town of Albury, located on the cusp of New South Wales and Victoria, experienced a 3.7 magnitude earthquake this afternoon. The seismic activity, which ...

Six small earthquakes struck Kon Plong District in the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum between 11:31 am and 12:41 pm on Friday, with magnitudes ranging from 2.6 to 3.4, according to the Vietnam ...

An earthquake of magnitude 5.0 on struck Nepal on Friday evening, with light tremors felt across parts of Northern India.

Small tremors often precede a major earthquake — what we call foreshocks. And right now, we're seeing a lot of them. In the ...

Myanmar was left devastated after it was struck by two back-to-back earthquakes on March 28. It is estimated that the ...

The vibration due to the Earthquake not only resulted in infrastructural damage, but also altered Earth's axis and rotation. It is one of the deadliest natural disasters to have occurred.

Rescuers are desperately searching for survivors more than three days after a powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck ...

In many countries, if you're inside when an earthquake occurs, it's advisable to drop to the ground, cover your head – for ...