The United States Geological Survey (USGS) has published a map showing where two strong earthquakes shook southern Japan Wednesday. Newsweek reached out to the USGS by email Wednesday for more ...

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 ...

An earthquake of 5.5 magnitude has struck southeastern Afghanistan, a day after another quake left a trail of destruction in eastern region of the country.

The U.S. Geological Survey on Monday recorded three separate earthquakes in Russia's Far East in short succession, according ...