There is a difference between faults and fault lines. The USGS explains a fault is a three-dimensional surface within the ...

Trains create static electricity on steel tracks; even abandoned lines ... shallow faults are, and to better grasp their risk. In 2011, a magnitude 5.8 earthquake hit near Mineral, Virginia ...

Scientists have solved the mystery of how earthquakes can occur 420 miles deep inside Earth, where extreme pressure and heat ...

Signs with the slogan “It’s Our Fault” line ... earthquakes, which made the Mississippi River run backward, created temporary waterfalls and largely vanquished New Madrid from the map.

Millions of Americans are under weather warnings or advisories today as the U.S. braces for a new winter storm this week. A ...

In 1995, a notable earthquake shook the Northeast. NEWS CENTER Maine journalist Cheryl Doyle looked into the science behind them. Here's a look back at that report.

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake was recorded at 10:22 a.m. on Monday and was about 10 kilometers southeast of York Harbor, ...

An earthquake​ just off Maine today was felt in Boston and into Connecticut, Vermont and New Hampshire, according to a "shake ...

Virginia Tech Hokies (14-5, 5-3 ACC) at NC State Wolfpack (15-4, 7-1 ACC) Raleigh, North Carolina; Sunday, 6 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Virginia Tech will try to keep its three-game road win streak ...

So far, local police and fire departments are reporting no property damage from the earthquake. Here's two maps of where the earthquake hit and where it was felt. The earthquake originated about 11 ...