During a slow earthquake, tectonic plates move against each other over a long stretch of time. This releases energy over a longer period, and in turn, causes less damage. During a slow landslide ...

A 5.2 magnitude earthquake struck San Diego County Monday morning, causing landslides and rockfalls in some areas, leading to ...

A major earthquake in Myanmar on Friday has caused more than 3,000 deaths and led to the collapse of numerous structures.

The 5.2-magnitude earthquake on Monday shook the ground and nerves in San Diego, but some scientists were already scanning the ocean floor for tremors.

Sediment cores drawn from four lakes in Guatemala record the distinct direction that ground shaking traveled during a 1976 ...

Min Aung Hlaing, center, inspects victims caused by an earthquake Friday ... there may be secondary hazards triggered by earthquakes, such as landslides, fires or tsunamis, he said.

A tsunami is a series of waves caused by a significant ... trigger for tsunamis is large earthquakes that occur beneath or near the ocean floor, but landslides, volcanic eruptions, specific ...

An earthquake of magnitude 5.9 has struck Afghanistan, as reported by the National Centre for Seismology (NCS).The ...

This increases the risk of landslides and building collapses ... line due to aftershocks - tremors that follow an earthquake, which can be caused by the sudden transfer of energy into nearby ...