Modern seismographs have measured tens of thousands of earthquakes since 1900, but only a handful crossed into truly historic territory. USGS ranks the planet’s most powerful ruptures by magnitude, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Powerful back-to-back earthquakes struck Venezuela on Wednesday evening, causing widespread damage, collapsing buildings and ...

One of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded struck Russia’s Far East early Wednesday, sending tsunami waves across the Pacific.

Earthquakes happen all over the world every single day, with some never felt at all and others destroying entire cities. But ...

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake shook multiple states on Wednesday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake hit the Texas Panhandle around 5:21 a.m. local time, according to the USGS. The ...

Two strong earthquakes struck Venezuela on June 24, collapsing buildings in the capital, Caracas. The first earthquake, with a magnitude of 7.2, struck near San Felipe, west of Caracas. Thirty-nine ...