Most Californians are familiar with earthquakes. But researchers say the state faces an overlooked threat: "supershear" earthquakes that move so fast they outrun their own seismic waves.

A powerful earthquake has shaken northwestern Turkey, causing people to flee their homes. Emergency services reported no casualties immediately after Sunday's quake.

A rare series of earthquakes in Malaysia’s southern state of Johor has prompted calls by engineering experts for an overhaul of national building standards, as they warn the country can no longer ...

Afghanistan reeled on Monday (September 1, 2025) in the wake of a strong earthquake and multiple after-shocks, killing over 1,400 people, and injuring at least 3,100. According to the United States ...

A fresh 5.2 magnitude earthquake rattled eastern Afghanistan on Tuesday, near the epicenter of Sunday's devastating tremor. The recent 6.0 magnitude quake has already claimed over 1,400 lives and left ...

A 6 magnitude earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan, in a mountainous area close to the border with Pakistan A government spokesman said that over 800 people were killed in the tremor and its ...

FENTON, Mo. — An earthquake shook the ground far beneath Fenton, Missouri, early Friday morning, but it likely wasn't felt by many residents. The U.S. Geological Survey confirmed that a 2.4 magnitude ...

A devastating 6.0 magnitude earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan, resulting in over 1,400 deaths and 3,000 injuries in Kunar province alone. The shallow depth of the quake and vulnerable mud-brick ...

PETALING JAYA: In the wake of recent earthquakes in Johor, the Institute of Engineers Malaysia (IEM) wants to lead in revising a building code that deals with seismic activity. The revision of the ...

At least 1,400 people were killed and more than 3,100 others injured, according to the Afghan authorities, and the death toll was expected to rise. By Amelia Nierenberg Safiullah Padshah Elian Peltier ...

A 5.8 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Oregon at around 10:30 p.m. local time on Monday night, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said. Two more tremors struck the area soon afterwards, ...

The fresh series of earthquakes come after a magnitude 6.0 earthquake wreaked havoc, mostly in Afghanistan's Kunar province, recently A fresh earthquake of magnitude 4.5 hit Afghanistan on Friday, ...