Read the latest news and articles about earthquakes. Earthquakes are the result of plate tectonics, or shifting plates in the crust of Earth.

10 нояб. 2024 г. · Earthquake, any sudden shaking of the ground caused by the passage of seismic waves through Earth's rocks. Earthquakes occur most often ...

Also called a temblor, an earthquake is caused by the movement of parts of the Earth's crust, its outermost layer. They happen millions of times a year, but ...

An earthquake is what happens when two blocks of the earth suddenly slip past one another. The surface where they slip is called the fault or fault plane. A Normal (Dip-Slip) Fault · Crust, Mantle, and Core of the...

Most earthquakes occur at fault zones, where tectonic plates—giant rock slabs that make up Earth's upper layer—collide or slide against each other ...

Naples region rocked by more than 150 quakes. One of the tremors on Monday was the strongest the area has experienced for 40 years.

News about Earthquakes, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.

Don't stand in the door frame: what to do in an earthquake. Aug 12 2024 17.24 EDT · Japan's PM cancels overseas trip after experts issue 'megaquake' warning.

earthquakes · Venus could be rocked by thousands of quakes every year · Snow and rising sea levels may have triggered Japan's earthquake swarm · Geoscientists ...

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake has hit off the coast of southern Chile but there are no immediate reports of injuries or damage and no warnings of a tsunami.