An earthquake measuring 6.7 struck eastern Indonesia, but authorities reported no tsunami threat. The quake's epicenter was ...

By contrast, the 6.8 quake in Myanmar was deeper — at 52 miles (84 kilometers), which is considered an intermediate depth. Shallow quakes generally tend to be more damaging than deeper quakes.

Two successive quakes jolted Andaman Sea on Monday. The latest earthquake measuring 4.7 magnitude on the Richter scale jolted Andaman Sea on June 30, according to National Center for Seismology (NCS).

TOKYO — The massive tsunamis following the Tohoku Pacific Offshore Earthquake on Friday might have been caused by the temblor's extremely shallow focus 10 kilometers (about six miles) beneath the ...

Shallow earthquakes are deadlier than their deeper counterparts because of their hig. Earthquakes don’t happen too often in Marrakesh’s vicinity, but when they do, ...

SUMMERVILLE, Ga. — A shallow, weak earthquake occurred in northwest Georgia at 8:00 a.m. early Tuesday morning. The magnitude 2.6 earthquake was about 5 miles northwest of Menlo, Georgia, near ...

What to know about this week's Kern County earthquake depth The quake centered in Kern County was shallow, making it more likely to be felt over a wide area, experts say.