earthquake

The recent quake in Wisconsin got me thinking, how rare are earthquakes in the Midwest? I found out a surprising fact, the state is split in half by a fault line.

Residents in northeast Wisconsin were surprised when the earth shook yesterday after the area was hit by an earthquake.

Natural disasters happen all over the world. Normally in Minnesota and Wisconsin you'll see blizzards, tornadoes, wildfires, but how often do earthquakes occur?

As he video blogs about Oklahoma State’s football win over Kansas City, YouTuber Elmore Drive reacts with dismay to one of the earthquakes that rattled Oklahoma over the weekend.

Not only was last week’s East Coast earthquake nice enough not to seriously injure anybody, but its rumbling effects may have actually helped a deaf man hear again.

The 5.8-magnitude earthquake that unnerved millions of people on the East Coast of the United States on Tuesday forced schools in three states to close and damaged several buildings and federal landmarks. At least four aftershocks followed the powerful quake, including a 3.4-magnitude tremblor that hit near the nation’s capital overnight.

The economy.  Natural disasters.  The causes are many, but the outcome is the same:  Used car prices are the highest they've been in over 30 years.  In fact, they're 30-percent higher than last year. A variety of factors, including the nation's weak economic recovery, high gasoline prices and the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in Japan, have converged in recent weeks to send demand for used vehic

The earthquake in Japan is having far-reaching global effects - in some surprising places. It seems the Sony plant in Sendai, Japan had the monopoly on video tape in the world.  Pre-earthquake, a two-hour tape ran $250.  Now that the plant has been damaged and supplies are running out, 90-minute tapes are selling just under $1000...

Hundreds have been found or are presumed dead after a massive earthquake and ensuing tsunami tore through Japan's northeast coast. Some are already declaring the 8.9 magnitude quake the largest ever recorded and after-effects are expected to hit the west coast of the US, the Phillippines, Indonesia and other vulnerable spots. The Internet has sped into action, using Twitter to report updates and G