North Jersey was shaken up again Aug. 5 when an afternoon 2.7 magnitude earthquake hit Bergen County, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter was near Hillsdale, the government agency said, and ...

The epicenter of the 3.0-magnitude quake, which struck around 10:20 p.m. on Saturday, was near Teterboro Airport in New Jersey. View the location of the quake’s epicenter and shake area. By Yan Zhuang ...

Earthquakes happen due to sudden movement of tectonic plates and stress release along fault lines beneath the Earth’s crust.

Tremors are regularly reported in this remote Russian peninsula dotted with volcanoes, some of which erupt every year. By Nataliya Vasilyeva The Kamchatka Peninsula is so known in Russia for its ...

Two minor earthquakes in the New York metro area occurred this week. The recent, small earthquakes that rattled the New York metro area serve as a reminder that seismic activity does occur in the ...