Earthquake damage isn't solely determined by magnitude; factors like depth, local geology, and infrastructure resilience play ...

An earthquake typically sets off ruptures that ripple out from its underground origins. But on rare occasions, seismologists ...

Some large earthquakes may flip direction and “boomerang” back, striking the same area twice and reshaping damage patterns.

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- On a clear, warm September day, up on the 62nd floor of Salesforce Tower, which is the highest you can go in an elevator from the ground floor of the building, the 360 degree ...

Reports show an earthquake was felt well into Georgia Saturday morning. U.S. Geological Survey An earthquake in Tennessee Saturday morning caused shakes that were felt as far south as Middle Georgia, ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Amid a global pandemic and another season of ravaging wildfires, the San Francisco Bay Area faces the constant threat of a devastating earthquake. More than three decades after ...

Earthquakes: Nature's most unpredictable and one of her most devastating natural disasters. When high intensity earthquakes strike they can cause thousands of deaths and billions of dollars in damaged ...

Earthquakes remain one of the most destructive natural hazards, yet their impacts extend far beyond ground shaking. Increasing evidence shows that earthquake rupture processes can trigger a series of ...

The U.S. Geological Survey has confirmed that a Ladson-area earthquake shook the area on Saturday night.

created the huge tsunami also changed the Earth’s rotation. Dr. Benjamin Fong Chao, of NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md. and Dr. Richard Gross of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, ...

A 5.2-magnitude earthquake near San Diego rattled Southern California on Monday morning. The quake centered near San Diego, but shockwaves were felt as far as Los Angeles more than 100 miles away, ...

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