A minor earthquake struck in Illinois on Tuesday, Jan. 20, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The 3.8 magnitude quake was confirmed about four kilometers northwest of Ohlman in Montgomery County ...

A team of engineers has made major strides in generating the tiniest earthquakes imaginable. The team’s device, known as a surface acoustic wave phonon laser, could one day help scientists make more ...

Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) has amassed a market cap of $1.6 trillion, making it the most valuable automaker in the world today, far exceeding the combined market capitalization of automakers like ...

Two earthquakes of a 7.0 or greater magnitude have struck within days of each other in Alaska and Japan, prompting worries another big temblor could be on the way. The first quake hit in Alaska on Dec ...

A shake alert went out over the U.S. Geological Survey's early warning system on Dec. 4, warning that a 5.9 earthquake near Carson City in western Nevada could produce heavy shaking in the region. But ...

A preliminary 4.0-magnitude earthquake rocked Gilroy and the surrounding San Francisco Bay Area early Wednesday, Nov. 26. The earthquake, according to the U.S. Geological Survey, occurred about five ...

The quake struck just after 7:30 a.m. according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The San Ramon Valley area has recorded 83 quakes since Nov. 9 wiin a tight one-mile radius. According to USGS, the ...

A 4.1 earthquake struck northern San Luis Obispo County on Tuesday morning, with local residents and businesses feeling the widespread shaking. Paula Scallan was at her home in Templeton, ready to ...

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — At least 20 people have been killed and hundreds more injured in Afghanistan after a 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck the northern part of the country early Monday, the ruling ...

Two earthquakes struck off the Oregon coast on Tuesday, rattling communities along the Pacific Northwest shoreline. The first temblor registered a magnitude of 5.4 and occurred about 100 miles west of ...

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 13 kilometers southwest of Elbert, Colorado, on Friday afternoon, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). Colorado is considered an active tectonic ...