A strong, 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck in the Mediterranean Sea on Wednesday, according to the United States Geological ...

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

Scientists say that when the ground shakes, it can be an earthquake as well as the result of a secret nuclear bomb explosion.

A team led by researchers at the University of Oxford has created the most complete map of the world's rivers ever made, ...

Recent seismic events have occurred in U.S. regions not typically associated with earthquakes, such as Illinois, Tennessee, ...

BANGKOK (AP) — Thai authorities on Tuesday officially ended the search operation at the building under construction in the capital, Bangkok, that collapsed following an earthquake that killed ...

The National Weather Service in Jacksonville is warning that, based on current forecasts, records could be set or tied as ...

From front-page news to powerful moments you may have missed, this gallery showcases today’s top photos chosen by Associated Press photo editors. Ashley Pardo was arrested after San Antonio ...

Twenty-two years after the earthquake, however, Tokyo again burned to ashes during a major air raid. The efforts to rebuild the city after World War II did not go according to plan in some aspects ...

The likelihood of a powerful earthquake striking over the next 30 years remains high along Pacific coastal areas of Japan in light of a spate of recent aftershocks triggered by the magnitude-9.0 ...

Taiwan President Lai Ching-te offered his support and encouragement to the armed forces on Friday ahead of what the government has warned could be a new round of Chinese military exercises near ...