An area near Petersville, Alaska, was hit with a 4.6 earthquake on Wednesday, according to the United States Geological Survey. Newsweek reached out to the USGS's Earthquake Hazards Program via email ...

Multiple earthquakes shook Southern California hours after a tremor was felt on the East Coast on Aug. 5, according to data ...

The January wildfires caused an estimated $53 billion in total damage, $40 billion of which were insured losses, and ...

Earthquakes’ sudden, rapid shaking can cause fires, tsunamis, landslides or avalanches. They can happen anywhere, but they’re ...

TOKYO (AP) — One of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded struck off Russia’s sparsely populated Far East early Wednesday, sending tsunami waves into Japan, Hawaii and the U.S. West Coast. Several ...

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 ...

Fears of a devastating tsunami faded Wednesday for the U.S. after one of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded struck off ...

In the wake of sobering tsunami warnings after a massive earthquake struck the east coast of Russia, the San Luis Obispo ...

When earthquakes happen, California's MyShake app detects it and sends an alert to users. It's the nation's first statewide ...

The earthquake followed a pair of smaller earthquakes in the Inland Empire. At 8:34 a.m., a 3.0 magnitude earthquake hit ...