NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Emma Pattee. Her debut novel, Tilt, is about a devastating earthquake in the Pacific Northwest, and one pregnant woman's quest to get back home after it.

An earthquake of magnitude 5.6 struck the Tarapaca region in Chile on Tuesday, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC)said.

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People felt shaking more than 100 miles from the site of the initial earthquake, according to USGS, including reports from ...

A rare earthquake was reported near Marshville, North Carolina, about a 35-mile drive east from uptown Charlotte, according ...

Earthquake News: The quake occurred at 01:25 ... Witnesses reported feeling intense shaking, and some areas suffered power disruptions. Images from the affected areas show damaged buildings ...

Many people in and around the Italian city of Naples have spent the night on the streets and in their cars after an earthquake shook ... was felt across Naples and power supplies were disrupted ...

A 4.1-magnitude earthquake shook the Los Angeles area in California, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. The 7-mile deep ...

On Saturday morning, Nepal’s earthquake measuring centre reported twin tremors of mild intensity in two separate areas. However, there were no immediate reports of any damage caused by the earthquakes ...

Is flooding a potential threading area … be aware of power substations nearby ... take shelter under tables during an earthquake drill, on Oct. 20, 2016. Schools, businesses, and community ...

Languages: English. Heat from the Sun may play a role in triggering quakes here on Earth—a finding that could be used to improve earthquake predictions by factoring in solar forecasts too.