An earthquake shook the South Carolina coastal plain early Wednesday. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the earthquake took place 1.2 miles west of Sangaree, S.C. just before 10 a.m. Wednesday.

A 4.5-magnitude earthquake was reported in Alaska on Friday (July 11), according to the United States Geological Survey. The ...

Experts claim that the next big US quake will also occur along the San Andreas fault, where many of the biggest earthquakes in U.S. history have been recorded. In fact, the United States Geological ...

The United States Geological Survey (USGS) shows lava fountains shooting up high in the latest episode of an ongoing eruption ...

Many of those were from reports in densely populated New York City, Boston and Philadelphia. But people more than 200 miles from the epicenter reported feeling the earthquake.

The fireball is presumed to be from a meteor fragmenting in the sky, according to meteorologists and other experts.

Nearly 75% of the U.S., including Alaska and Hawaii, could experience a damaging earthquake sometime within the next century, USGS study finds.

The researchers found that approximately 30% of all earthquakes from 1980 to 2016 near the Missouri-Kentucky border, all magnitude 2.5 or greater, were likely aftershocks from the three major ...

Aftershocks from devastating earthquakes in the 1800s near the Missouri-Kentucky border and in Charleston, South Carolina, may still be occurring, a study found.