Some earthquakes are followed by a larger earthquake, in which case the first quake would then be called a foreshock. For ...

A 3.6-magnitude earthquake shook parts of Southern California, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. The about 10-mile deep quake hit about 6 miles southwest from Idyllwild in Riverside County shortly ...

Southern Washington, northern Oregon, and northern California are the regions which are most vulnerable to flooding from a ...

Scientists are warning of a potentially catastrophic mega-tsunami that could strike parts of the US Pacific Coast, triggered ...

An earthquake swarm in Northern California early Thursday was another round of recurring temblors in a seismically active ...

By Harrison Tasoff, UCSB On May 12, 2008, the magnitude 7.9 Wenchuan Earthquake shook central China, its destructive tremors spreading from the flank of the Longmen Shan, or Dragon's Gate Mountains, ...

LOS ANGELES — One of the world's strongest earthquakes struck Russia's Far East early Wednesday, an 8.8-magnitude temblor that caused a tsunami in the northern Pacific region and prompted warnings for ...

When the ground shakes, millions rely on buildings and bridges to hold strong. UC San Diego makes sure they do. Structural ...

Fears of a devastating tsunami across the Pacific were fading after one of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded struck off a sparsely populated Russian peninsula, but communities along South ...

A powerful earthquake off Russia’s east coast triggered tsunami waves across the Pacific, prompting alerts in Hawaii and ...

If you’re in Ocean Shores, or if you’re in parts of Westport, the evacuation time is 30 minutes, 60 minutes on foot, to high ...