A light, 4.1-magnitude earthquake struck in Southern California on Sunday, according to the United States Geological Survey.

Solar heat may influence earthquakes and their timings by altering rock brittleness and underground water movement.

Researchers have found a link between the sun's heat and Earth's seismic activity. Learn more about how this discovery could ...

Additional information collected about the earthquake may also prompt U.S.G.S. scientists to update the shake-severity map. An aftershock is usually a smaller earthquake that follows a larger one ...

Heat from the sun affects earthquake activity on Earth, suggests new research. Incorporating solar activity predictions into detailed Earth temperature models may improve seismic forecasts - and ...