Professor Dean Whitman, of the Department of Earth and Environment, studies earthquakes. He answers questions about the geophysics of the destructive event.

When an earthquake causes a landslide, debris flow, or erosion, it can change the makeup of nearby lakes by introducing larger sediment particles, causing faster sediment buildup, and affecting carbon ...

Magnitude 6.8 earthquake hits South American country's coastal Guayas region, killing at least 15 people, including 1 in Peru ...

A powerful 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck Russia’s Far East early Wednesday, setting off a tsunami that rippled across the northern Pacific and triggered widespread warnings from Alaska and Hawaii ...

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Turkey’s northwestern province of Balikesir on Sunday, causing about a dozen buildings to collapse, an official said. At least two people were trapped in the debris ...

Japan experiences around 1,500 earthquakes that are strong enough to be felt every year, a staggering figure that would seem ...

Earthquakes in the American state of Utah, the Soultz-sous-Forêts region of France or in the Dutch province of Groningen should not be able to occur even if the subsurface has been exploited for ...

TOKYO — One of the world’s strongest earthquakes struck Russia’s Far East early Wednesday, an 8.8-magnitude temblor that caused small tsunami waves in Japan and Alaska and prompted warnings for Hawaii ...