A powerful, magnitude-7.0 earthquake has struck in a remote area near the border between Alaska and the Canadian territory of ...

Texas: A Disaster Magnet Where Fear Runs Deep Walking through any Texas neighborhood after a major weather event feels like ...

A new study shares how scientists have gained an unprecedented look at how tsunami waves spread across the ocean.

Austin feels laid-back. The small down-town area has bars and restaurants with live music of varying quality. One person does morning percussion on the sidewalk. There are quite a few self-driving ...

Authorities report that some residents of flood-hit Sumatra have resorted to looting, seeking food and water. The floods, ...

Scientists at the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory had been collecting data and forming a hypothesis that Kilauea’s south flank could produce a large earthquake soon. The 1975 earthquake occurred on ...

According to USGS data, the seven earthquakes occurred over a span of two days and were centered near the city of Santa Rosa in Sonoma County. Preliminary readings placed the epicenters predominantly ...

Scientists discovered that deep earthquake faults can heal far faster than expected, sometimes within hours. Slow slip events in Cascadia reveal repeated fault movements that only make sense if the ...

A 5.7-magnitude earthquake shook Dhaka and surrounding regions in Bangladesh, prompting widespread panic among residents who rushed out of their homes. Officials confirmed there have been no reports ...

Earthquake faults deep in the Earth can glue themselves back together following a seismic event, according to a new study led by researchers at the UC Davis. The work, published Nov. 19 in Science ...

GOP lawmakers in the Texas House of Representatives and Senate have gone all in on enacting a new congressional districts map that was drawn to give their party a better chance at gaining five ...