A magnitude 5.6 earthquake shook buildings in Taiwan on Thursday morning, as a series of temblors hit the island, causing little damage but possibly portending more seismic activity in the near future ...

Armed with measuring devices, groups of citizens are embracing science to monitor radioactive fallout — and regain control of ...

Experts from UNH explain how rare the 3.8 magnitude earthquake was and the likelihood of significant aftershocks.

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Jan. 26, 2025, marks 325 years since the last great earthquake on the Cascadia subduction zone. It’s a time to reflect on what we’ve learned about this largest fault system in the lower 48 states ...

Oregon scientists are hoping to help the coastal communities survive a major inundation in various ways. One of those is ...

A 6.4-magnitude earthquake has struck southern Taiwan, leaving 27 people with minor injuries and some reported damage ...

The probability of a “megaquake” in Japan in the next 30 years has marginally increased, a government panel said, with a 75-82% chance of it happening.

Government panel reveals more than 80 per cent probability of massive earthquake along Nankai Trough, an 800km-long undersea ...

MANILA, Philippines — A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck off the coast of Surigao del Norte on Thursday afternoon, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said.

Last August, the Japan Meteorological Association (JMA) issued its first mega quake advisory under rules drawn up after the devastating Tohoku earthquake and tsunami of 2011. It said that the ...