A minor earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 3.1 struck in the San Francisco Bay Area on Thursday, according to the ...

The United States Geological Survey reports a preliminary magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck early Tuesday near Chazy.

PUTNAM COUNTY, Ill. (WLS) -- A 3.6 earthquake struck part of Illinois Wednesday morning, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The earthquake struck at about 4:41 a.m. and was centered south of the village ...

SAN FRANCISCO – Was that an earthquake you just felt or merely a big truck rumbling by? You don't have to wonder – the U.S. Geological Survey is on the case and can almost immediately tell you whether ...

A major, 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck in the Philippine Sea on Friday, according to the United States Geological Survey.

At a magnitude of 6.7, the Jan. 17, 1994 Northridge earthquake wasn’t unusual in terms of its size. Since 1900, an average of 120 earthquakes per year worldwide are in the magnitude-6.0 to 6.9 range.