Mistakes were made, the Long Beach City Council acknowledged late Tuesday as they discussed the city’s response to a burst ...

The United States Geological Survey has confirmed an overnight earthquake in Georgia. According to the USGS, the 1.8 magnitude earthquake happened near Chickamauga, located in Walker County. It was ...

While it is often said that mountains don’t move, in reality, the Colorado Rocky Mountains are the result of a slow dance ...

The reclusive U.S.-based Islamic cleric who inspired a global social movement while facing accusations he masterminded a ...

Glinting in the sun by the world's biggest nuclear plant, the Sea of Japan is calm now. But as the huge facility gears up to ...

The technology works with an early-detection earthquake warning system, the ShakeAlert. Managed by the U.S. Geological Survey ...

The early warning system’s yearly test rang some California cellphones on a significant date in earthquake history. Warnings ...

Riders on BART trains at 10:17 a.m. Thursday will have an earthquake drill headed their way. BART will participate in the ...

While an earthquake in this area may not happen soon, it could in the future and it's important to be prepared.

Along coastal California, the possibility of earthquakes and landslides is commonly prefaced by the phrase, "not if, but when ...

Some earthquakes are imperceptibly quiet. We may not feel them, but machines might detect them—and they can point scientists ...