A 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Hiroo, Japan, early Monday morning local time, one day after another 6.1-magnitude quake rocked the country.

Coastal communities from northern California to British Columbia live atop the Cascadia Subduction Zone, which spans about ...

In a sprawling metropolis like Istanbul, the priority after a potential earthquake should be the strength and safety of ...

A 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Hiroo, Japan, on Sunday evening. It comes a day after another ...

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake hit North Carolina and South Carolina early on Saturday morning. The epicenter of the earthquake ...

A 10-story cold-formed steel-framed building will soon be put to the test on an earthquake simulator at the University of ...

A recent study from Utah State University geoscientists explores the characteristics of rocks from a fault zone in Utah.

A 3.2-magnitude earthquake shook the Northern California area, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. The more than 9-mile deep quake hit a little over half a mile south of Concord at 12:11 p.m. on ...

California has dozens of earthquakes every day. Most are below 3.0 magnitude, so small that they aren’t felt.

Many parts of Oregon are under threat of natural disaster. One risk is unique – it is a statewide burden shouldered by one ...

Tourists were jolted awake as a 6.1-magnitude earthquake hit near Crete. Environmental scientist Deborah R. Coen explains why ...

Researchers developed a fourth-generation buoy in Seattle that can detect an earthquake-triggered tsunami 10-15 minutes ...