Earthquakes are one of the most devastating natural hazards, impacting millions of people every year, as well as damaging and destroying critical infrastructure. In contrast with other hazards, their ...

Megathrust earthquakes are large earthquakes that occur on faults found along the boundaries between tectonic plates. The Nankai Trough is a megathrust earthquake zone lying off the southwestern coast ...

Residents of Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province experienced an unexpected start to their Wednesday morning as a moderate ...

Illustration of how DAS works for earthquake monitoring. An example of DAS data collected in Ridgecrest City, CA is shown on the right. Seismology is undergoing significant change with the rise of ...

LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — The federal government shutdown is disrupting earthquake monitoring efforts by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and threatening Nevada’s push to secure funding for a potentially ...

The Record Breaking Chilean Earthquake 5, commonly referred to as the Valdivia earthquake or Great Chilean earthquake. It ...

BEIJING, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) -- The China Earthquake Administration (CEA) initiated a Level-IV emergency service response on Thursday after a 5.0-magnitude earthquake struck Tsonyi County in Nagqu City, ...

A shake alert went out over the U.S. Geological Survey's early warning system on Dec. 4, warning that a 5.9 earthquake near ...

MOUNT ADAMS, Wash. — The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is closely monitoring Mount Adams after a notable increase in seismic activity was recorded in September. Mount Adams is one of Washington ...

A 4.3-magnitude earthquake struck Nepal's Kalapani area near the China border. Fortunately, no casualties or damages were ...