If you’ve spent your time searching if there was an earthquake in your area, an interactive map from the U.S. Geological ...

State and local officials were working to assess the full scope of the damage, but early reports appeared to show that the ...

new video loaded: Powerful Earthquake Causes Extensive Damage in Vanuatu The 7.3-magnitude earthquake caused heavy damage to buildings, including the U.S. Embassy, and knocked out the internet across ...

The embassy "sustained considerable damage during the earthquake and is closed until further notice," U.S. officials said in ...

Earthquakes are most common along fault lines, which are fractures that allow the plates to move. Earthquakes occur when two ...

Strong earthquakes can lead to damage, tsunami warnings and more ... Moderately damaging earthquakes strike between New York and Wilmington, Delaware, about twice a century, the USGS said ...