COLUMBIA, S.C. — Governor Henry McMaster has proclaimed October 12–18, 2025, as Earthquake Preparedness Week in South Carolina. The South Carolina Emergency Management Division (SCEMD) and members of ...

For environmental events, specifically disasters, awareness and preparedness play a key role in keeping residents safe. Students at Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District will take a step this ...

SEATTLE — This Saturday will mark the 25th anniversary of the powerful Nisqually earthquake. On Feb. 28, 2001, the ground shook for 40 seconds from a magnitude 6.8 earthquake centered near Olympia ...

Californians face thousands of earthquakes annually. Learn how to prepare, essential emergency supplies, and what to do if a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Volunteers look for survivors near a building damaged in the magnitude 7.7 earthquake on March 28, 2025, in Naypyidaw, Myanmar.

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- The government shutdown is forcing changes to San Francisco's Fleet Week. Since 2011, the event has included a large-scale earthquake drill -- bringing together military and ...

Nearly a million San Diego County residents participated Thursday in this year’s Great California ShakeOut, the statewide earthquake preparedness drill, now in its 17th year. A total of 980,458 ...

A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck the Jordan-Syria region on Tuesday, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) said.

An earthquake drill will take place in Mexico City and seven mostly central states on Wednesday, May 6, to strengthen public ...

(FOX40.COM) — The California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services is encouraging Californians to take proactive measures to protect themselves as April marks the statewide Earthquake Preparedness ...

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 seismic ...