On July 16, a magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck south of the Alaska Peninsula, and four days later, a 7.4 occurred off the east ...

Scientists are sounding the alarm on a fault line, fearing it could snap without warning and produce a devastating earthquake ...

A once-overlooked fault line beneath North America may pose a far greater threat than previously realized. Canadian geologists have raised the alarm over the Tintina Fault, a hidden seismic hazard ...

Indonesia’s Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) on July 21 unveiled a new earthquake-resistant construction ...

Why is it so hard to get people to safety? Effective warning systems are complicated, involve a lot of moving pieces, and need continuous maintenance,” Lori Dengler writes.

In the next 30 years, geophysicists predict Istanbul has a 40 to 60 percent chance of a major earthquake, which could imperil its ancient architecture. There are roughly 40,000 historical sites in ...

A small earthquake centered north of Eureka Way shook the Redding and Anderson area Friday morning.

A 3.6 magnitude earthquake struck near Redding, California, early Friday morning. The quake, centered west of downtown Redding, was felt by residents but caused no reported damage.

No, but we know they’re coming, Caruso said. Shasta and Siskiyou counties are part of the Shasta Cascade region, classified by the USGS as a moderate earthquake hazard area.

The Oregon House of Representatives passed a bill on Tuesday repealing the state’s controversial wildfire hazard maps.

Oregon lawmakers have voted to repeal the state’s contentous wildfire hazard map, which subjected homeowners in certain areas at high risk of wildfires to stricter building codes.

One hundred years ago today, downtown Santa Barbara was devastated by an earthquake centered just offshore. The main commercial district, State Street, was in ruins. Some buildings completely ...