A phenomenon called liquefaction, which causes the ground to slump like quicksand, led to significant damage after the Myanmar earthquake. The risk of aftershock remains high.

A catastrophic earthquake in Myanmar killed more than 2,000, buckled roads and collapsed buildings in the country's largest ...

Supercritical geothermal is worth exploring and drilling might soon be technically feasible. But its value will be limited if ...

The largest active volcano in Washington state has been rocked by a series of earthquakes, putting experts on high alert. Mount Adams is a 12,000-foot-tall stratovolcano located in south-central ...

Christchurch was once known as "the most English city outside of England" but Watch This Space's creative director Dr Reuben Woods said a lot had changed in the 14 years since the magnitude 6.3 ...

The NTWC said a preliminary assessment indicated that the earthquake was a 6.6-magnitude event that occurred at 10:33 local time at a depth of nine miles in the Jan Mayen Island region ...

A 3.0 magnitude earthquake struck Texas Monday morning. The quake was recorded less than 50 miles south of San Antonio around 10:50 am ET. According to the US Geological Survey (USGS), the ...

A magnitude 6.6 earthquake took place in the Jan Mayen Island Region. The depth was 10km, according to USGS. On March 10 (02:33:14 (UTC), a powerful earthquake of magnitude 6.5 occurred in the Jan ...

The earthquake had a depth of about 7.7 miles and over 130 people said they felt the quake on the USGS Felt Report. Get top local stories in Southern California delivered to you every morning.

LOS ANGELES − A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck near Malibu, California Sunday afternoon, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The USGS placed the epicenter near the Arroyo Sequit park in ...

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck Sunday roughly 7 miles southwest of Westlake Village in Los Angeles County, California, the United States Geological Survey said.