Professor Dean Whitman, of the Department of Earth and Environment, studies earthquakes. He answers questions about the geophysics of the destructive event.
Another 2.3 earthquake shook East Tennessee on July 27, according to the United States Geological Survey. The minor earthquake had an epicenter just east of Knoxville in Mascot, Tennessee. The ...
On May 12, 2008, the magnitude 7.9 Wenchuan earthquake shook central China, its destructive tremors spreading from the flank of the Longmen Shan, or Dragon's Gate Mountains, along the eastern margin ...
Recent powerful earthquakes in Venezuela highlighted the effectiveness of Google's Android Earthquake Alerts System, which ...
A heads-up: your phone might be getting a loud earthquake test alert this morning. At least, you will if you’re one of the over 4 million Californians who have the MyShake earthquake warning app ...
A 6.1 magnitude earthquake off Cuba was felt across Florida. Here is what to know about aftershocks and safety.