After an estimated 5.8 magnitude earthquake rattled Reno yesterday, Nevadans may wonder: what is considered a big earthquake?
An curved arrow pointing right. The US Geological Survey (USGS) estimates that millions of earthquakes occur every year, but only one of them will be a "great earthquake" — that is, one with a ...
Ohio experienced a small earthquake Nov. 7, as the U.S. Geological Survey recorded a 2.4 magnitude quake a few miles away from Georgetown. This is not the first earthquake in Ohio for the year ...