RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CA - According to the U.S. Geological Survey, a preliminary 2.0 magnitude quake shook close to Thermal ...

There is evidence of a diesel spill after Doyon 26, the largest mobile oil rig in North America, toppled over on Friday, ...

CLARK COUNTY, NV - According to the U.S. Geological Survey, a preliminary 2.0 magnitude quake struck near Goodsprings on ...

The culprit may be the cold-weather phenomenon known as frost quakes. Frost quakes, also known as cryoseisms, happen when ...

On the contrary, large parts of the globe are quite densely dotted with seismic sensors designed to detect earthquakes, and ...

The 7.9 magnitude earthquake rocked major Alaskan cities and prompted tsunami warnings as far south as Hawaii on January 23, ...

Welcome to your seismic update from across the state for the week of Jan. 21. I’m Michael West with the Alaska Earthquake Center, where we monitor ground shaking 24-7.

The presentation focused on two scenarios that pose the greatest risk to the area: a distant tsunami generated by an earthquake in the Pacific Ocean, and a local tsunami caused by a significant ...

As more and more space junk comes crashing down, a new study shows how earthquake monitors can better track incoming objects ...

Sitkans felt the earth move on Saturday when an earthquake hit west of the community shortly before 1 p.m. The Alaska ...