A preliminary 2.9 magnitude earthquake struck near Santa Rosa Wednesday afternoon, according to the United States Geological Survey.

Its epicenter was some 40 kilometers southwest of Istanbul in the Sea of Marmara. There were no immediate reports of any damage or injuries.

The biggest of the tremors to hit Istanbul was felt some 275 miles away (440km) in the capital, Ankara, according to Mayor ...

A 6.2 magnitude earthquake has rattled much of Turkey Wednesday morning, according to the United States Geological Survey.

A strong, 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck in the Sea of Marmara on Wednesday, according to the United States Geological ...

Several quakes have hit Turkey's largest city, with residents telling the BBC of panic as people ran from shaking buildings.

A 6.2 magnitude earthquake shook Istanbul on Wednesday, prompting people to evacuate buildings. Here's what we know so far.

A rare geological process is tearing the Indian Plate apart deep beneath the surface, scientists have discovered. In a study ...

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A 2.6 magnitude earthquake hit near Sammamish Friday afternoon, according to the USGS (United States Geological Survey). The ...

At the Seismological Society of America's Annual Meeting, researchers posed a seemingly simple question: how wide are faults?

Puerto Rico's hurricane-battered power grid has suffered compounding crises including hurricanes and financial problems.