The Latest Breaking News from Earthquakes

Viral earthquake prediction warnings are spreading across the Los Angeles Basin, raising fears and questions about science, safety and online misinformation.

Beneath the shifting waters of Alexandria’s eastern harbour, on Egypt’s Mediterranean coast, lie the drowned remnants of a once-splendid city – ports, palaces and temples swallowed by the sea. Submerged by earthquakes and a rising sea level, these lost monuments have become the focus of survey and excavations by the…

Major League Soccer is set to introduce five divisions in 2027.

Glacial earthquakes are a special type of earthquake generated in cold, icy regions. First discovered in the northern hemisphere more than 20 years ago, these quakes occur when huge chunks of ice fall from glaciers into the sea.

Japan is on alert for a further huge earthquake which could bring tsunami waves of up to three metres high in the coming week

Japan is asking those in affected areas to be on high alert for at least a week

A 3.3-magnitude earthquake shook homes in north-west England on Wednesday night. Lancashire and the southern Lake District was affected by the earthquake, with a tremor felt at 11.23pm, the British Geological Survey (BGS) reported. Residents told the BGS that the tremor “felt like an underground explosion”. Residents also claimed it…

Project on ‘very poorly understood’ terrain and likely to pass through Rocky Mountain trench, which researchers say poses immense geological hazard

Earthquakes on the island have caused tourism numbers to dwindle, but Amelia Neath finds that smaller crowds make for a more enjoyable trip

Researchers re-created the conditions deep inside the Cascadia subduction zone and found that fractured rocks can repair themselves during, or just hours after, slow-motion earthquakes.

As explosive eruptions and frequent quakes capture global attention, the Pacific 'Ring of Fire' raises questions over where risks are highest. Here are the countries most exposed — and why scientists say it's normal.