School principal Yoshiro Tobo is one of the few people left on his remote Japanese island, where the earth is constantly ...

TOKYO: Japan has warned of a 70–80% chance of a magnitude 8–9 earthquake along the Nankai Trough within the next 30 years, ...

A 3.3-magnitude earthquake hit Northern California Monday evening near Los Banos, about 30 miles from San Jose. No damage ...

Impact: The 1933 earthquake was Southern California’s deadliest in the modern record, leaving nearly 120 dead and causing $40 million in property damage. In the past, this fault has started ...

This year’s 100th anniversary of the Santa Barbara earthquake has brought to my mind the two devastating quakes that struck ...

Researchers have assessed the factors impacting food safety in items that were provided to victims of an earthquake in Turkey. The study examined the food ...

Philippines raises alert level at restive volcano after Mt. Bulusan erupts, spews ash 4.5-km high The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology raised the alert status from 0 to 1 on its ...

A 5.5‑magnitude Tokara Islands quake hits amid over 900 tremors in weeks. Japan revises its megaquake readiness after dire ...

The Japan Meteorological Agency has a unique seismic scale called shindo that measures the degree of shaking in the event of an earthquake. This set of numbers — ranging from 0 to 7 — is ...

The Tokara Islands in southern Japan have experienced a wave of more than 1,200 earthquakes since late June, with some reports counting up to 1,600 tremors. The unusual seismic swarm has triggered ...

Mount Rainier, the iconic snow-covered peak in Washington state, has recently been experiencing a notable increase in ...

At 5:12 a.m. on April 18, 1906, San Francisco shook violently. A 7.9 magnitude earthquake struck just 2 miles off the coast.