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Google's Android operating system can warn users about earthquakes before the shaking even begins – and there are ways to do it on your iPhone, too.
Discover the impact of the 8.8 magnitude earthquake in Russia’s Far East, the tsunami warnings issued, and a glance at history’s most powerful quakes.
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake occurred about 2 miles west of Banning at around 12:18 p.m. on Friday.
Was that an earthquake you just felt or merely a big truck rumbling by? You don't have to wonder thanks to the U.S. Geological Survey.
The strongest earthquake ever recorded, a magnitude 9.5, struck Chile's southern coast in 1960. Below is a list and details of the most powerful earthquakes on record, according to the U.S ...
An 8.8 magnitude earthquake – one of the most powerful in recorded history – struck off the coast of Russia Tuesday, prompting tsunami watches and warnings around the globe. But how does it ...