Maine's strongest recorded earthquake occurred in 1904 and measured a magnitude of 5.7.

According to experts, large earthquakes frequently occur around the world each year because multiple tectonic plate ...

Venezuela sits on one of South America's most active tectonic boundaries, where constant movement between major plates makes ...

Professor Dean Whitman, of the Department of Earth and Environment, studies earthquakes. He answers questions about the geophysics of the destructive event.

On Wednesday evening, Venezuela was hit with its largest tremors in more than a century — toppling buildings and claiming more than 100 lives. The event, according to the US Geological Survey, was a ...

Atorod Azizinamini, professor in the department of civil engineering, shares his insight on the earthquake and the importance ...

Twin earthquakes like those that ripped through the region are unusual but not unheard of. Scientists are already gathering ...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The two powerful earthquakes that struck Venezuela’s northern coast, killing more than 180 ...

A 3.5 magnitude earthquake registered near the Illinois-Indiana border. The quake happened around 2 a.m. in northwest Edwards ...

Venezuela and its capital, Caracas, were rocked by two massive earthquake pulses on June 24, 2026, just seconds apart. The ...

Factors like the short interval between the two powerful quakes and different types of soil led to some structures collapsing ...

Many earthquakes in Venezuela are "shallow-focus," meaning they occur less than 15 to 20 kilometres below the ground.