Earthquakes are strong and sudden movements of the Earth's surface caused by shifts in the Earth's crust. They can change the shape of land, destroy buildings, and affect the lives of people in many ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- If a big earthquake strikes California while we're already dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic, will we be prepared? Seismologist Dr. Lucy Jones took time via Skype to answer ...

A magnitude-6.0 earthquake struck the San Francisco Bay Area early Sunday. Scientists say it was the largest earthquake to hit the region in 25 years. The quake struck at 3:20 a.m. about 6 miles from ...

Alaska Earthquake March 27, 1964. The Alaska Sales and Service building in Anchorage, which was under construction, partially collapsed during the earthquake. Host Kim Sherry is joined by Elisabeth ...

Early Wednesday morning, a big earthquake shook several Italian towns and cities to the ground. At least 120 people are dead. It all happened in a region where seven years ago, another earthquake of ...

The GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Germany, and the GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences Potsdam, Germany, classify the current events in eight questions & answers. Helmholtz Centre ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The earthquake that devastated Haiti Tuesday was the strongest temblor to hit the island nation ...

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The series of huge earthquakes and aftershocks that have been rattling wide parts of Kumamoto and Oita prefectures since Thursday have raised fears that other regions in the nation might be struck by ...

The earthquake that devastated Haiti Tuesday was the strongest temblor to hit the island nation in more than 200 years. The magnitude 7.0 quake caused tremendous damage that officials have yet to ...