Was that an earthquake you just felt or merely a big truck rumbling by? You don't have to wonder thanks to the U.S.

A small earthquake caused minor shaking in parts of northern New Jersey early Monday morning and may have been felt as far away as Maryland, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The USGS, which ...

According to the USGS, major earthquakes occur in this area approximately once every 100 years. The last major event—a magnitude 7.9 quake—struck the region in 1857, suggesting that this ...

The experts stressed that the fault line has a 15% chance of creating an earthquake with a magnitude 8.0 or greater within the next 50 years, which could cause coastal land to sink up to 6½ feet.