A recent report presented to city council painted a bleak picture of what a long-feared megathrust earthquake—commonly known ...

The Hollywood sign and the Golden Gate Bridge are among the iconic landmarks set to be wiped out by a huge earthquake when ...

Unlike other earthquake-prone places around the planet, California is overdue for a major quake, according to a recent study.

Researchers have developed a laboratory earthquake model that connects the microscopic real contact area between fault ...

New Madrid, Missouri, was terrorized by its fault line in the early 19th century, and earthquakes are still the region's ...

An instrument called an interrogator allows researchers to effectively hijack fiber optic cables for use as thousands of ...

The resulting sea level rise will lead to significant flood risks for huge areas of land, making recovery even harder.

The Cascadia Subduction Zone, dormant for over 300 years, poses a significant threat to the Pacific Northwest. A future ...

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) reports a 2.9 magnitude earthquake struck southwest of Atascadero on Monday afternoon. The ...

A 5.8-magnitude earthquake shook the Mediterranean coastal town of Marmaris on Tuesday, Turkey’s disaster management agency said. At least seven people were injured while ...

The U.S. Geological Survey recorded a magnitude 2.9 earthquake southwest of Atascadero Monday afternoon. According to the U.S ...

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake was recorded near Long Beach, California, on Sunday night, June 1, according to the US Geological ...