An earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter scale struck the South Sandwich Islands region in the South Atlantic Ocean today, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS).The seismic event ...

Tsunamis and earthquakes pose devastating threats to coastal communities worldwide. However, beyond the immediate destructive ...

Japanese meteorological agency chief on Friday dismissed growing rumors of a major earthquake in Japan this summer as ...

It’s a daunting challenge with the highest possible stakes should an offshore earthquake unleash a wall of incoming seawater.

Landslides, earthquakes, and subduction faults could generate 1,000-foot mega-tsunamis, wiping coastal communities off the ...

Among measures to maintain lifelines, the proportion of important facilities with water and sewerage systems that have undergone quake-resistance work will be increased to 32% in 2030, up from 12% in ...

As the northern Chilean city of Copiapo was preparing last week to hold earthquake drills, it was hit by a real-life one: a 6 ...

The United States Geological Survey calculated the earthquake's magnitude at 5.9, and Taiwan's Central Weather Administration ...

As fascinating as bizarre signals from other planets can be—teaching us about earthquakes on Mars or auroras in the skies of ...

History has a way of repeating itself. But unlike science, built on general principles and testable theories about the ...

Near-shore tsunamis, those triggered by earthquakes just off the coast, could pose a particularly dire risk for California’s ...

Tsunamis pose a risk to the entirety of the California coast. But should a major one strike, how bad could it be?