Make no mistake—this doesn’t mean there is no danger. The researchers urge policymakers to treat seismic risk as a constant.

Off the coast of Vancouver Island, deep under the waves and far below the seafloor, Earth’s outer shell is literally ripping apart. For coastal communities that already live with tsunami evacuation ...

Earth is constantly moving, although we don’t notice it. Deep beneath the ocean, far away from cities and human activity, huge geological processes are slowly ...

Indonesia's East Priangan region was rocked by a tectonic earthquake with a magnitude of 4.8 early Wednesday morning, ...

When the supercontinent Pangea began to fragment around 200 million years ago during the Early Jurassic, it reshaped the face of the planet. Vast new oceans opened, continents drifted apart and the ...

A tectonic earthquake measuring 5.0 magnitude struck the north coast of the Mentawai Islands, West Sumatra, on Sunday, 2, ...

You’ve heard about Washington’s earthquake risk, but you might not realize Washington is also at risk for a major tsunami. It could come with little warning, but you can protect yourself by being prep ...

Minor earthquakes happen in and around New York more often than many people realize. This map shows where they've struck over the past decades - and how close some may have been to you.

S. population is "somewhat likely" to experience a damaging earthquake in the coming decades, according to recently published ...

Scientists say parts of Spain may be quietly absorbing underground tectonic pressure, helping explain scattered tremors across the region.

A convergence of volcanic eruptions, seismic clustering research, and overdue fault lines has scientists paying closer attention to the Pacific Ring of Fire than at any point in recent memory. The ...

The recent earthquake swarm near Santorini has brought the topic of volcanoes in Greece back into the spotlight.