In a new research article, a seismologist argues that earthquakes are the reason for the mysterious lights associated with a ...

The Summerville Light is a local ghost story that has been around for decades. There is a new theory from a USGS researcher ...

But this ghost is far from the only reported rail sighting in the U.S. "There's a recurring theme. There are ghosts reported ...

Legend has it that a strange orb sometimes seen hovering over the railroad tracks in the remote area around Summerville, ...

A decapitated train conductor is said to prowl a section of railroad in Maco Station, North Carolina, illuminating the tracks ...

Seismologist posits that the Summerville 'ghost light' is linked to “earthquake lights”—a rare and poorly understood ...

A small temblor startled residents near Richmond this week. Over a decade ago, a 5.8 earthquake in Virginia became the most ...

By Carolyn Wilke Summerville, a town northwest of Charleston ... Summerville,” mentioned a big 1886 quake. Could there be a connection between earthquakes and the area’s ghost stories?

N​early 75% of the country is at risk for a potentially damaging earthquake, according to a recently updated USGS map.

The 1886 earthquake, the worst ever recorded in the Southeast, seriously damaged nine out of every 10 brick buildings in Charleston and killed more than 100 people. While it's unclear when the ...

In recent years Hough has worked extensively, with Roger Bilham at the University of Colorado, Boulder, to identify the fault responsible for the famous 1886 Charleston, South Carolina earthquake.