While seismic activity is not uncommon in the state, experts believe the frequency at which they’re happening is unusual.

South Carolina community hit with a 3.0 magnitude earthquake. How often do earthquakes occur in the Palmetto State?

Scientists at Stanford have unveiled the first-ever global map of rare earthquakes that rumble deep within Earth’s mantle rather than its crust. Long debated and notoriously difficult to confirm, ...

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake shook parts of Southern California on Jan. 19, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake struck about 12 miles northeast of Indio at around 5:56 p.m. PT. It caused ...

Some large earthquakes may flip direction and “boomerang” back, striking the same area twice and reshaping damage patterns.

An earthquake typically sets off ruptures that ripple out from its underground origins. But on rare occasions, seismologists ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – With recent earthquakes felt in parts of Dorchester County and the Midlands in recent weeks, we look at the history of earthquakes in South Carolina. An earthquake is caused ...

GREAT FALLS — Four earthquakes in recent days have rattled some nerves in and around the region. A 4.2 quake shook the region on Thursday, January 29, 2026. It was followed by a smaller quake of 2.7 ...

This contribution is part of the special series of Inaugural Articles by members of the National Academy of Sciences elected in 2023. Contributed by Emily E. Brodsky; received October 28, 2025; ...

To see how a magnitude-9.0 earthquake would rattle the Pacific Northwest, researchers ran 50 virtual simulations on a supercomputer. When coyotes threatened livestock on central Texas ranches, the ...