The recent, small earthquakes in New Jersey, that rattled the New York metro area, serve as a reminder that seismic activity does occur in the region, according to experts, who say it's actually quite ...

Human activity can cause “healed” faults to release their stored strength, triggering unexpected quakes in tectonically stable regions.

In general, earthquakes are caused by the tectonic plates that make up the earth moving and rubbing together. The UK is ...

Pakistan sits on one of Earth's most geologically active belts-the collision zone between the Indian and Eurasian plates. This slow-motion crash began roughly 50 million years ago and continues to ...

What causes UK earthquakes? Earthquakes are caused by the sudden release of energy from the Earth's crust, most often from ...