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

The Great Rift in East Africa is one of the few spots on Earth being actively separated by tectonic activity and will ...

The 2.8 magnitude earthquake occurred at about 5:30 p.m. local time on Tuesday, with shaking felt across Virginia and beyond.

We’d all assumed the Big One would be an earthquake,” writes Joy Press—“never imagined that Mother Nature might have a different apocalypse scripted for this city.” ...

A strong earthquake struck southwestern Japan, the U.S. Geological Survey said, prompting authorities to issue a tsunami ...

Los Angeles and the Southern California area have been ravaged by fires fueled by swift winds over the past week. The deadly ...

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As wildfires continue to ravage Southern California for the fourth day, mandatory evacuation orders remain in effect Friday afternoon for certain parts of the Los Angeles area. Firefighters continued ...

Faults along Los Angeles’ power grid surged in the same locations where three of this week’s massive wildfires are raging, a company that monitors electrical activity said. Whisker Labs ...

The San Andreas fault has long been considered one of the most dangerous earthquake faults because of its length. At nearly 800 miles (1,287 kilometers) long, it cuts through California and is ...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — An earthquake registering a magnitude of 3.7 shook part of the San Francisco Bay Area and people reported feeling a quick jolt. There were no immediate reports of injuries ...

Scientists at ETH Zurich and the California ... plates ride. Earthquakes typically occur at the boundaries of tectonic plates ...