A t least seven earthquakes have rattled the coast of Alaska in the last 24 hours, according to the United States Geological ...

According to the Alaska Earthquake Center, the Aleutian megathrust is the primary cause of the strongest earthquakes in the region. The Aleutian megathrust is a major subduction zone fault, an area ...

The strongest earthquake ever recorded in South Carolina — and on the East Coast of the United States — was a devastating 7.3 in Charleston in 1886. That quake killed 60 people and was felt over 2.5 ...