A rare earthquake of 3.4 magnitude shook northwest England late Wednesday, rattling homes and jolting many people out of their sleep. The 3.4 magnitude quake struck about 1.86 miles east of the ...

Stanford researchers have created the first-ever global map of a rare earthquake type that occurs not in Earth's crust but in ...

A rare earthquake rattled homes in parts of northwest England overnight, the British Geological Survey (BGS) confirmed. Police say a 'loud explosion' was heard as the quake hit Lancashire at 11.23pm ...

The region has also been the most prominent place in England to see earthquakes since the beginning of December ...

Despite low risk, the UK must consider seismic activity in dam design, driving updates to national hazard maps.