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Earthquake monitoring agencies issued a tsunami warning on Monday after a powerful tremor measuring more than 7 on the Richter scale under the sea off the west coast of Indonesia's Sumatra island.

Recent reports suggest that the major rupture predicted for the southern San Andreas fault could be longer and stronger than the last big quake, shaking from Monterey County down to the Salton Sea.The "Big One" that has been forecast for the San Andreas fault could end up being bigger than earthquake experts previously thought.

A strong offshore earthquake hit off eastern Indonesia early Thursday and a local agency warned it had the potential to trigger a tsunami. The US Geological Survey put the preliminary magnitude of the quake off Papua province at ...

The laptop that might be in front of you is an unused earthquake sensor.

A powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck much of New Zealand's South Island early Saturday.

Earthquakes strike along California's San Andreas Fault more often than scientists previously thought, and think it's more than likely a major quake could happen soon,  a new study suggests.

A 7.2-magnitude earthquake has struck south of the Mariana Islands, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

A 6.7 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Alaska on Sunday, but no widespread threat of a tsunami was seen, according to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center.

A minor earthquake shook residents awake in the D.C. area early Friday, rattling windows and jostling dishes but apparently causing no serious damage.

A 6.5-magnitude earthquake struck southern Mexico early Wednesday, shaking buildings in Mexico City, the U.S. Geological Survey and Reuters witnesses reported.