This movement has produced two fault lines, called strike-slip faults ... The last major earthquake in this part of Haiti was 1860; in 1692, a major earthquake in Jamaica caused 2,000 deaths.

Weeks after a massive earthquake devastated parts of Haiti, aid has yet to reach some of the more remote areas, and the suffering — and death toll — is growing. Here in the U.S, the more than ...

The earthquake that just shook the East Coast was caused by one of dozens of ancient fault lines that have lain dormant for ...