The earthquake that just shook the East Coast was caused by one of dozens of ancient fault lines that have lain dormant for hundreds of millions of years, top scientists announced on Friday.

From Napa to Santa Cruz, many Bay Area residents say they felt the big jolt of a 3.9 earthquake on the Calaveras fault in the East Bay. It struck at 7:46 p.m. Monday night in Dublin in the hills ...

MARSHVILLE, N.C. (FOX Carolina) - The United States Geological Survey (USGS) said an overnight earthquake was reported in North Carolina on Friday. The USGS said the 2.0 magnitude quake hit around ...

Henderson County in western North Carolina had its sixth earthquake in the past 12 months. It was a 1.6, centered east of the town of Mills River Jessica Koscielniak [email protected] A ...