The impact of an earthquake on people and property depends not only on the earthquake's characteristics like magnitude and ...

Flooding during a Cascadia region earthquake would alter the topography and ecosystems of the coastal region for years to ...

A strong, 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck in Afghanistan on Monday, according to the United States Geological Survey. The ...

Earthquakes are a serious hazard across Canada. There are about 4,000 earthquakes recorded across the country in a typical year, according to Earthquakes Canada, though only about 50 of them are ever ...

SAN FRANCISCO – Was that an earthquake you just felt or merely a big truck rumbling by? You don't have to wonder – the U.S. Geological Survey is on the case and can almost immediately tell you whether ...

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake rattled parts of central Oklahoma late Tuesday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

Leaning out of the ground-floor window of her home on a quiet street in suburban Istanbul, Aylin Yilmaz knows the house she ...

This map depicts the predicted types of soil in Tokyo with an unprecedented level of detail. Such maps are essential for urban planning and earthquake risk assessment, as they reveal areas that are ...