An earthquake rattled much of the Northeast on Friday morning, with shaking felt across the New York City metropolitan area and in communities from Baltimore and Philadelphia up through New England.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A motorcycle rides past a collapsed building after the 7.4-magnitude earthquake in Pereira, Risaralda department, Colombia, on ...

Recently, the people of the city of Kolkata witnessed the earthquake for a short time; individuals ran out of high-rise offices to the streets in panic. Thanks to the internet, we’ve all seen it.

Preface -- ch. 1. The magnitude of the problem -- ch. 2. Formative years -- ch. 3. Margaret Rose -- ch. 4. Harnessing the horses -- ch. 5. Earthquake exploration ...