A rare earthquake doublet struck northern Venezuela, with a 7.2 foreshock followed 39 seconds later by a magnitude 7.5 ...

Scientists have discovered that seismic waves traveling to Earth’s core and back caused almost all of Japan to shift eastward ...

Many countries have systems to alert people seconds before shaking begins in an earthquake. Experts say even a slight warning ...

Twin earthquakes like those that ripped through the region are unusual but not unheard of. Scientists are already gathering ...

Then, at 6:04 p.m. ET, an M7.2 foreshock rocked the northeast coast of Venezuela, immediately followed by an M7.5 mainshock.

A deadly twin earthquake struck Venezuela. Discover the science behind how seismographs detect seismic waves and why USGS ...

In 2011, Japan reeled from the effects of a devastating magnitude 9.0 earthquake. But unnoticed in the chaos resulting from ...

(Grant Faint/The Image Bank/Getty Images) When the magnitude 9.0 Tōhoku earthquake struck off the coast of Japan in 2011, its ...

In a new study published in ‘Science’, seismic waves are likely considered the key triggering mechanism that bounced off ...

The wave's round trip to Earth's core set off a fault slip along Japan's plate boundaries, revealing a seismic hazard ...

As two powerful earthquakes struck Venezuela within minutes of each other, several Android users reported receiving Google ...

The 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude earthquakes were among the strongest to strike Venezuela in more than a century.