Question: I was told an earthquake in Madrid was the strongest ever felt in North America. How is that possible? Answer: I bet are you thinking of Madrid, Spain. The strongest earthquake in North ...

When it comes to natural or “weather-related hazards”, in Missouri, we think of thunderstorms, floods, and tornadoes. But there is one that is less common and lies beneath the surface—earthquakes. The ...

An earthquake has been recorded off the north west coast of Wales, the British Geological Survey has confirmed. The epicentre of the 0.4-magnitude tremor was 5.6 miles southwest of Rhosneigr in the ...

The IMF paper “The Macroeconomic Impact of Earthquakes on Growth: A Tale from Two Datasets” finds that earthquakes significantly reduce GDP growth—especially in poorer countries, when measured with ...

At 11:11 a.m. local time on October 7, Afghanistan’s Herat province was struck by a magnitude 6.3 temblor. A fault at the far western end of the Hindu Kush mountain range ruptured, damaging the ...

An earthquake map from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) shows that minor earthquakes hit nine states on Friday morning. California is perhaps the state most known for earthquakes, as the Golden State ...

At 11:11 a.m. local time on October 7, Afghanistan’s Herat province was struck by a magnitude 6.3 temblor. A fault at the far western end of the Hindu Kush mountain range ruptured, damaging the ...