The U.S. Geological Survey said the magnitude 7.6 earthquake occurred Saturday around 6:23 p.m. Eastern Time with an epicenter about 129 miles southwest of George Town, the capital of the Cayman ...

More than 50 earthquakes were recorded by GNS Science overnight in the Taupō area. The world's most recent "super-eruption", ...

GNS Science duty volcanologist Ery Hughes says the earthquakes weren't continuous, most occurring before 11pm and another burst about 3am. She says such swarms are common in geothermal areas. GeoNet's ...

An 3.8 magnitude earthquake centered in Maine was felt across Connecticut on Monday morning. The earthquake occurred at 10:22 a.m. near York Harbor, Maine, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The ...

Hughes theorizes shallow earthquakes in the Summerville area could be releasing “a water-soluble gas like radon or methane that was then ignited by a spark of static electricity or rock movement.” ...

The wildfire was first reported around 10:45 a.m. Wednesday near Castaic Lake, off Lake Hughes Road just north of Castaic Reservoir Road, spreading to 500 acres within an hour and continuing to ...

Mandatory evacuations were issued Wednesday in the Castaic area due to the fast-spreading Hughes Fire. CAL FIRE's map shows the evacuation zones.

The fire was first reported around 10:30 a.m. Wednesday and exploded in size thanks to strong Santa Ana winds.

Fire crews from Los Angeles County and the Angeles National Forest were responding to the so-called Hughes Fire after it broke out shortly after 10:30 a.m. in the area of Lake Hughes Road.

The blaze was reported around 11 a.m. Wednesday in the area of Lake Hughes Road near Castaic Lake and used gusty winds to rapidly spread through steep terrain. Thousands of firefighters were ...

The Hughes fire started off Lake Hughes Road just before 11 a.m. and quickly prompted evacuations orders in and around Castaic Lake, which by afternoon extended toward Ventura County to the west ...

The Hughes Fire erupted around 10:50 a.m. in the area of Lake Hughes Road east of Castaic Lake, according to Cal Fire incident commanders. It spread quickly through dry brush and trees ...