California has experienced three earthquakes in the last 24 hours, sparking fears that a major quake could soon strike.

A preliminary 2.9 magnitude earthquake struck near Danville, according to the United States Geological Survey.

Minor quakes can disrupt natural tectonic patterns deep underground and change stress landscape, new study finds.

(Reuters) -An earthquake of magnitude 6.3 struck the island of Crete in Greece on Wednesday, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) said. The quake was at a depth of 83 km (51.57 miles), GFZ ...