The vast majority of earthquakes strike inside the Ring of Fire, a string of volcanoes and tectonic activity that wraps ...

A 6.1-magnitude earthquake rocked off Indonesia's North Maluku province early Tuesday without prompting large waves, the country's Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency said. The agency had ...

George Washington of Virginia, the commander of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War, was elected the first ...

Earthquake Awareness Month serves as a crucial reminder of the importance of preparedness, especially for Arkansans living within the New Madrid Seismic Zone (NMSZ). Nearly 200 earthquakes occur ...

"I was devastated … you'd have to be stupid to put a reactor in an earthquake zone," Ms Cox said. "We don't need nuclear power — we've got wind, we've got solar, we've got so many other options." ...

URUMQI -- No casualties have been reported so far after a 5.0-magnitude earthquake jolted Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region Wednesday, local authorities said.

BEIJING -- A 5.0-magnitude earthquake jolted Kuqa city in Aksu prefecture of Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region at 7:42 am Wednesday (Beijing Time), according to the China Earthquake ...

Experts have cautioned that while small tremors help release some energy, they don’t eliminate the risk of a major quake.

A magnitude 5.6 earthquake shook buildings in Taiwan on Thursday morning, as a series of temblors hit the island, causing ...

A magnitude 5.6 earthquake shook buildings in Taiwan on Thursday morning, as a series of temblors hit the island, causing little damage but possibly portending more seismic activity in the near future ...

A series of earthquakes near the Greek island of Santorini have led authorities to shut down schools, dispatch rescue teams with sniffer dogs and send instructions to residents including a request ...