The threat of earthquakes should be taken as “constant” in regions where tremors come and go, according to seismologists who describe the concept of an overdue disaster as a “myth. ” After assessing ...

A massive earthquake has struck near Ovalle in Chile - reports suggest it is the biggest quake to hit the region in seven years ...

An 8.8-magnitude earthquake – one of the most powerful ever recorded – struck off the coast of eastern Russia late Tuesday, causing intense shaking for minutes, rattling windows and damaging ...

Tsunami alerts have ended for Southern California. Parts of Northern California remain under tsunami advisory downgraded from *** tsunami warning that was in effect even just *** few hours ago. As you ...

It was one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded, a magnitude 8.8 monster off the eastern coast of Russia. Despite its remote location, the size of the quake immediately brought potential danger of ...

Seismologists Discover Hidden Faults Beneath One of the U.S.'s Biggest Earthquake Hotspots ...

Earthquakes account for some of the costliest natural disasters in history. They can literally reshape the planet. But how powerful can they get? That's a question humans have only recently been able ...

The jolt of seismic activity Monday was among the busiest of a swarm that began nearly 3 months ago. Until the quake Friday, an earthquake swarm that began Nov. 9 around San Ramon had delivered 91 ...

Recent seismic activity in the Carolinas raises questions about historical strong earthquakes.

Charleston was rocked by a 7.0 earthquake in 1886, but we don't think about it as much as our threats from hurricanes or floods or heat. But we should prepare.