Earthquakes happen daily, sometimes with devastating consequences, yet predicting them remains out of reach. What scientists ...

Civil engineer Joseph Schmitt was driving when the East Coast quaked on Friday morning. He did not feel the shaking; but his wife, at their home in Stony Brook, did. The magnitude 4.8 earthquake that ...

Fear, anxiety and confusion swept across the West Coast early Thursday when a rare tsunami warning was issued for parts of Northern California and southern Oregon following a magnitude 7 earthquake ...

SEATTLE — The United States Geological Survey (WSGS) announced Wednesday that its ShakeAlert System, which alerts the public before an earthquake begins, will add real-time satellite data to improve ...

JULIAN, Calif. (FOX 5/KUSI) — For residents in Julian, April 14 won’t be forgotten anytime soon. Even with only minor damage reported, the force and intensity created by the 5.2-magnitude earthquake ...