The largest recorded earthquake in United States history was the 1964 Great Alaska earthquake, which struck on March 27, 1964, and registered magnitude 9.2 on the moment magnitude scale, according to ...

To use fiber optic cables this way, researchers partner with a company running the cables — in this case, Vero Fiber Networks — and attach a box containing a laser and a computer. The laser sends ...

No one—not fortune tellers, not social media influencers, not even animals– can predict when the next earthquake will strike.

A nearly 6 magnitude earthquake struck 102 miles off the Oregon Coast on Sept. 8, followed by a series of aftershocks. The 5.8 magnitude earthquake occurred at approximately 9:08 p.m., southwest of ...