Students at UC Berkeley were in the middle of taking an earthquake exam when the 5.1 temblor hit just 12 miles east of San Jose.

Students at Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District will take a step this month to remain prepared in the case of arguably California’s largest environmental disaster threat, an earthquake.

NEW YORK - Students at a school in Red Hook, Brooklyn are excited to learn more about earthquakes after experiencing one firsthand Friday morning.

Scientists say a warning system could have given people on the Alaska Peninsula 10 seconds or more to brace themselves for July's M7.3 earthquake.

Earthquakes combine natural disaster, surprise, and (potentially) large geographic impact to make them a particular drag on our communication infrastructure.

Earthquakes Portland students prepare for the ‘big one’ in Great Oregon ShakeOut drill Experts say the Pacific Northwest has a 10-15% chance of a major earthquake in the next 50 years.

Last month, during a vigil for the victims of the Turkish and Syrian earthquakes, students left flowers and a message board by the Ezra Cornell statue.

It is a little ironic that I was on the phone with California when the 5.8 magnitude earthquake this past Tuesday hit. At first, I chalked the slight back-and-forth of my cubicle up to caffeine ...

Universities can help students affected by the bushfires by learning from what others have done in past crises.

College of Charleston students Lance Foxworth, left, and Dante Curcio, right, worked on an online program and walking tour that would educate South Carolinians on earthquakes and hazard ...

This is the intense moment students rushed out of a classroom when an earthquake hit China. Residents experienced a 3.7 magnitude earthquake in Hefei, Anhui, on the afternoon of January 16. CCTV ...