The Record Breaking Chilean Earthquake 5, commonly referred to as the Valdivia earthquake or Great Chilean earthquake. It ...

A strong, 6.7-magnitude earthquake struck in the North Pacific Ocean on Friday, according to the United States Geological Survey. The temblor happened at 11:44 a.m. Japan time about 71 miles northeast ...

A 6.9 magnitude earthquake shook northeastern Japan and caused small tsunami waves but no apparent damage Friday, days after ...

Japan is learning what life is life under a megaquake watch. NPR's Rob Schmitz talks to Richard Allen, director of the Berkeley Seismology Lab, about what it means.

The quake, which occurred off the coast of Aomori prefecture, followed a 7.5-magnitude earthquake this week that injured at ...

What is the strongest earthquake ever recorded? There have been several record-breaking quakes over the years that have ...

The quake struck about 11:15 p.m. in the Pacific Ocean about 50 miles off the coast of Aomori, the northernmost prefecture of ...

A magnitude 4.0 quake and at least two aftershocks shook the Bay Area on Wednesday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake was initially listed as magnitude 4.3 but was quickly ...

The USGS said the quake was unrelated to recent Kilauea volcanic eruptions. An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.6 struck the southeastern portion of Hawaii's Big Island Wednesday night just before ...

An earthquake of magnitude 4.0 rattled the Bay Area shortly after 6 A.M. local time on November 26—the quake is the largest so far in a string of recent activity near Gilroy, Calif. The U.S.

A magnitude-4.6 earthquake occurred 9 miles south-southeast of Fern Forest on the Island of Hawaiʻi at a depth of 3 miles below sea level at 11:49 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025, according to the ...