A 5.4-magnitude earthquake struck the southern coast of Alaska hours after Air Force One stopped in nearby Anchorage to ...

Two earthquakes struck off the Oregon coast on Tuesday, rattling communities along the Pacific Northwest shoreline.

When a slab slides beneath an overriding plate in a subduction zone, the slab takes on a property called anisotropy, meaning ...

THE powerful earthquake that shook Cebu in late September left not only cracked buildings and frayed nerves but also a ...

A strong earthquake has shaken western Turkey, causing three buildings to collapse. Officials say there are no immediate reports of casualties.

After earthquakes centered in New Jersey rattled parts the New York metropolitan area twice in less than two weeks, a seismologist says it's unlikely a sign of things to come. A 3.0 magnitude ...

A rare tsunami warning was issued for part of Alaska's Pacific coast following a powerful earthquake that struck early Wednesday afternoon, local time. The warning did not include Anchorage and has ...

The Dominican Republic is on the northern edge of the Caribbean tectonic plate, bordering the North American one. This ...

For generations, scientists believed that the West Coast’s two great earthquake engines — the Cascadia subduction zone and ...

A 4.3 magnitude earthquake jolted many in the Bay Area awake early Monday morning. The shaking originated in Berkeley, where the United States Geological Survey originally reported a magnitude 4.6 ...

MANILA, Philippines — An offshore earthquake of magnitude 6.9 collapsed walls of houses and buildings late Tuesday in a central Philippine province, killing at least 31 people, injuring many others ...

East Tennessee relies on alerts from agencies like the National Weather Service. Here’s what to know about emergency ...