California's seismic risk is increasing with supershear earthquakes, which are faster and more destructive than typical earthquakes.

SAN MATEO COUNTY, CA - around midday Friday, a preliminary 2.4 magnitude quake was recorded near Portola Valley, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

A man who lost his left leg after being trapped for eight hours in the 2010 earthquake in Haiti has made his nation proud ...

Story originally posted at 6:02 p.m. Thursday, March 12, 2026: Hawai‘i County Civil Defense reports that a magnitude-4.2 earthquake struck shortly after 5 p.m. today (March 12) off the Kaʻū Coast of ...

Hawai‘i County Civil Defense reports that a magnitude-4.2 earthquake struck shortly after 5 p.m. today (March 12) off the Kaʻū Coast of the Big Island. Be sure to check for structural as well as gas, ...

For decades, Kotoku Wamura was mocked for building an enormous floodgate in his village. But when a massive tsunami struck, his vision saved an entire town.

Researchers analyzing two decades of seismic data have uncovered a striking eastward migration of earthquakes along the Main Marmara Fault.

TOKYO (AP) — Japan marked the 15th anniversary of the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster on its northeastern coast Wednesday as the government pushes for more use of atomic energy.

INYO COUNTY, CA - A 2.0 magnitude quake was registered near Big Pine around midday Wednesday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

Back in January, Tyson shut down this major plant and the fallout here in Lexington has already been felt.“If this continues, crime rates, like you said, can co ...

A look back at 60 Minutes' reporting on the deadly 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami which killed nearly 20,000.

New York’s largest recorded earthquake struck on September 4, 1944, near Massena in St. Lawrence County. The tremor ...