Over the past half century, Japan has been hit by many volcanic eruptions, but scientifically those were only considered to ...

Fear of a massive earthquake, amplified by both soothsayers and social media, is prompting some travelers to steer clear of ...

CULBERSON COUNTY, Texas — A large earthquake shook West Texas Saturday night, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). The earthquake was located about 35 miles south of Whites ...

Pakistan Earthquake: An earthquake of 4.2 magnitude on the Richter Scale jolted Pakistan on Monday at around 4 pm, according to the National Center for Seismology (NCS). In a post on the social ...

Washington state has seen several recent earthquakes ranging from small tremors near Tacoma and Vashon Island to larger quakes off the west coast. This list of stories illustrates the region's ...

A major earthquake along the Cascadia Subduction Zone could cause coastal land from to sink permanently, dramatically increasing the risk of flooding, according to a new study. The research ...

An earthquake of magnitude 4.4 hit Pakistan late on Wednesday evening, the National Center of Seismology (NCS) reported. The Tribune, now published from Chandigarh, started publication on February ...

"What we looked at was kind of lesser though and lesser-known consequences of the next earthquake, which is the land subsidence, or the way the land is going to drop down," said Dr. Tina Dura ...

Scary headlines about the Pacific Northwest sinking into the sea are circulating online, with warnings that a major earthquake in the notorious Cascadia subduction zone could be worse than expected.

During an earthquake scenario with the highest level of subsidence, or land sink, the area at risk of flooding would expand by 116 square miles. Among the areas at risk after a megaquake along the ...

A major earthquake along a West Coast fault could have catastrophic consequences across coastal Washington, Oregon and northern California. Running offshore from northern California to British ...

The Pacific Northwest is ripe for a major earthquake — and shaking and tsunamis wouldn’t be the only threats from such an event, according to new research. Coastal land would also sink nearly ...