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

One family decided on homesteading in the Alaskan wilderness in the 1960s. This is the story of how they did it and why.

The earthquake was centered in Nikolski at a depth of 10 kilometers (about 6.2 miles). The USGS said it received one report ...

The Zhuwei bridge on a provincial highway was reported to be damaged. Last April, a magnitude 7.4 quake hit the island’s mountainous eastern coast of Hualien, killing at least 13 people and ...

A preliminary 2.9 magnitude earthquake struck near Pacifica on Saturday, according to the United States Geological Survey.

This is the first of an occasional series on the impact of the fault line in New Madrid and the surrounding region. NEW MADRID — The town of New Madrid seems obsessed with the fault lines that ...

The town’s principal attraction is the museum that details the history of the 1811 earthquakes that made the bordering Mississippi River run backwards. But for most people who live in New Madrid, the ...

Ben & Jerry's ratcheted up its censorship lawsuit against Unilever on Friday, accusing its parent company of suppressing a social policy statement the U.S. ice cream maker wanted to release ...

The last major earthquake occurred in April 2024 when the island was hit by a deadly 7.4-magnitude tremor that officials said was the strongest in 25 years. At least 17 people were killed in that ...