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.

At top, people rushed to get home during last month’s tsunami warning, causing heavy traffic on Ala Moana Boulevard.

Emergency management officials in South Carolina are reminding residents to be prepared as the state continues to experience ...

A terrifying “Doomsday” tsunami could hit the U.S. West Coast—reaching heights of up to 1,000 feet and devastating cities ...

CCTV footage showed cars rocking and alarms going off, while residents described hearing a loud bang before the shaking began ...

A major, 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck in the South Atlantic Ocean on Thursday, according to the United States Geological Survey. The temblor happened at 10:16 p.m. Eastern, data from the agency ...

The Cascadia Subduction Zone along the Pacific Northwest coast looms large in the scientific and public minds, as it has the potential to generate great earthquakes. The magnitude 9.0 Cascadia ...

Fugro has successfully completed deep foundation testing for Multnomah County’s Earthquake Ready Burnside Bridge project in Portland, Oregon. Spanning the Willamette River, the nearly 100-year-old ...

As armed gangs continue to sow chaos in Haiti, the United States is looking to double the size of the foreign forces deployed in the fight, with possibly another country, ...

What lies beneath Fickle Hill in northern California? Maybe the answer to an earthquake mystery that has puzzled ...

An underwater volcano off the coast of Oregon is gearing up for an eruption, according to scientists who are monitoring for ...