N​early 75% of the country is at risk for a potentially damaging earthquake, according to a recently updated USGS map.

Over fifty scientists and engineers conducted the USGS National Seismic Hazard Model (NSHM). This model was used to create a ...

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake shook the red rocks of a very remote are of Southern Utah early Tuesday morning, with an epicenter ...

Volcanoes and earthquakes are both natural phenomena driven by the dynamic processes that shape Earth’s interior and surface.

The Cascadia Region Earthquake Science Center (CRESCENT), a research project focused on the Cascadia Subduction Zone (CSZ), was established in 2023 following a $15 million grant from the National Scie ...

The Oregon coast is undeniably alluring. Sandy beaches, rocky cliffs and outcroppings. Waterfalls, water spouts, sand dunes.

SNOQUALMIE, Wash. — An earthquake struck near Snoqualmie Monday afternoon, according to the United States Geological Survey ...

A Santa Clara County hazard mitigation report analyzes different disaster threats and how they could affect residents and infrastructure.

Risk from tornadoes, floods, even earthquakes, all with a nearby nuclear power station, caused Scott County, Iowa to build a ...

Parched Southern California was forecast to face more dangerous winds on Wednesday but could get some needed rain this ...

The lack of wind allowed the eruption plume, and all the particles in it, to spread out to the north dropping Pele’s hair ...

A 3.5 magnitude earthquake was reported near Fall City on Monday afternoon at 1:35 p.m., according to the U.S. Geological Survey’s earthquake hazards program. The quake’s epicenter was about 7 ...