Earthquake

After a week of shocks that left the island stunned, Puerto Rico was hit by a 6.0-magnitude earthquake on Saturday morning. The quake occurred at 9 a.m. local time, reports NBC News. The incident inflicted further damage to schools and homes along the southern coast already collapsed from...

One day after an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.8 struck Puerto Rico, the Caribbean island was hit again with a 6.4 earthquake in the early hours of Tuesday morning. Several aftershocks were recorded in the following hours, including an earthquake that registered at a magnitude of 6.0 three hours...

The combination of two frightening natural phenomena might bring to mind "Sharknado," but stormquakes are real and not dangerous.

A 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck Southern California Friday night, the second in less than two days, following the 6.4 that hit July 4. We certainly felt it in #ElSegundo . Another #earthquake . The girls got under the table; they’ve never been thru a quake before. Must mean there is a lot of...

A 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck Southern California Friday night, the second in less than two days, following the 6.4 that hit July 4. We certainly felt it in #ElSegundo . Another #earthquake . The girls got under the table; they’ve never been thru a quake before. Must mean there is a lot of...

Peru's official geophysics institute said it registered two aftershocks of 6.06 and 6.6 magnitude in the 30 minutes that followed the first tremor.

Rescuers struggle to reach victims in several large coastal towns

DETROIT (WWJ) - Yes, that was an earthquake we felt. Its origin just across the river in Amherstburg, Ontario. John Zawiskie a geologist at the Cranbrook Institute in Bloomfield Hills says it's another benefit of living in Michigan. "It's a beautiful place, all the liquid fresh water surrounding...

DETROIT (WWJ) - An earthquake with a 3.6 magnitude hit Canada and the tremors were felt by people all over the metro Detroit area on Thursday night. Just after 8 p.m. folks questioned what was going on and calls came in to the WWJ Newsroom at lightning speed. It didn't take long for confirmation to...

DETROIT (WWJ) - Calls coming in from many Downriver and Detroit communities describing a trembling, rumbling and shaking just after 8 p.m. Thursday night. The U.S. Geological Survey says it detected a 3.6 magnitude quake near Amherstburg, Ontario, and people all over metro Detroit reported feeling...