Researchers found that a potential powerful earthquake combined with rising sea levels could lead to a mega-tsunami.

A new paper explains how the properties of fault rocks and geologic events that took place over a billion years ago could ...

The quake struck south of Greenback, about 30 miles south of Knoxville, just after 9 a.m., according to data from the United ...

The rock called Maka Lahi is important in the mythology of the people of Tonga, and scientists have worked out part of its ...

Crete, Greece's largest island, has been rocked by a 5.9 magnitude earthquake that was felt as far away as Israel, Egypt and ...

Mount St. Helens erupted, killing dozens and forever changing how the US monitors earthquakes. The volcano is still active ...

Thomas Pratt has been with the United States Geological Survey for over 30 years, and he has seen and studied thousands of ...

Minor quakes can disrupt natural tectonic patterns deep underground and change stress landscape, new study finds.

A 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck the Greek islands of Crete and Rhodes overnight, with officials raising the alarm of a ...

A tsunami warning is in force for Crete after an earthquake of 5.9 magnitude struck off the coast of the Greek island in the ...

Magnitude 4.6 earthquake in Pakistan and 5.7 in Tibet, shallow depth increases risk of aftershocks and damage.