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

Scientists believe that the Axial Seamount, an underwater volcano located 300 miles off the coast of Oregon, is showing signs ...

Faure Gnassingbe will be sworn in Saturday as president of Togo's highest executive office, following a divisive constitutional reform that the opposition accuse him of using to stay in power.

Public outrage over Bakersfield City’s ham-fisted approach to raising the city sewer fee 300% in July — from $239 to $950 a year — prompted City Council members last week to abruptly ...

Two small dogs hiding under a bed were rescued Saturday morning from a burning double-wide mobile home in Bodfish where the cause of the fire is undetermined, according to the Kern County Fire ...

An image of a USGS map showing the epicenter of the earthquake that struck in the Drake Passage, and prompted a tsunami warning for Chile. An image of a USGS map showing the epicenter of the ...

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — A 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck off the southern coasts of Chile and Argentina on Friday, the United States Geological Survey said. Chilean authorities issued an ...

Recent advances in portable seismometers have made it possible to create “seismic maps” of elephant habitats, identifying optimal communication pathways and areas of interference. One significant ...

Recent advances in portable seismometers have made it possible to create “seismic maps” of elephant habitats, identifying optimal communication pathways and areas of interference. One significant ...

Park rangers at Yosemite are saying to stay away from “one of the most dangerous animals” in the park. When one thinks of dangerous wildlife, they might think of a bear, a coyote, a fox, a ...

Following years of warnings that San Francisco’s older concrete buildings face heightened risks from earthquakes, the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved a new seismic safety program that ...

However, in the case of Myanmar’s junta, you’d be wrong. On March 28, a serious earthquake rocked the southeast Asian country. Media reports put the death toll at more than 5,000, but some ...