Discover interesting facts about how big earthquakes can get, why earthquakes happen, and why they're so hard to predict.

Santorini, hit by an earthquake in late January, has since been shaken by a swarm of tremors. Most of its 16,000 residents ...

and do other things to protect buildings and equipment from damage. Earthquakes are measured with devices called seismographs, which are made of two parts: a base that sticks firmly to the ground ...

For building owners managing thousands of properties the risk posed by earthquakes is a significant concern. Rapid response ...

Residents on the popular island of Santorini have experienced thousands of earthquakes this month while researchers have ...

Greece lies in a highly seismically active part of the world, and earthquakes are frequent. The vast majority cause no ...

An earthquake of 7.5 magnitude on Richter Scale jolted the Cayman Islands Region on Sunday, a statement by the National ...

An accumulation of weak to moderate earthquakes has been recorded around the Greek island of Santorini since 24 January. The ...

An earthquake of 4.1 magnitude on Richter Scale jolted Afghanistan on Sunday, a statement by the National Center for ...

According to the Maine Geological Survey, a cryoseism, or what is commonly referred to as a frost quake, is a phenomenon that ...

An earthquake that struck near Banff and Lake Louise early Sunday morning has been downgraded to a magnitude of 3.7, ...