A 2.4-magnitude earthquake briefly shook parts of the Richmond region Friday evening, with some residents feeling a sharp jolt while others noticed nothing.

For centuries, unusual animal behavior before earthquakes has been reported worldwide. Livestock becoming restless, wildlife disappearing and snakes emerging from hibernation in the middle of winter.

Withdrawal of India's new earthquake map raises concerns about overestimated seismic risks and impacts on infrastructure in the Himalayas.

In February 2023, devastating earthquakes in Turkey and Syria killed tens of thousands of people. Many were crushed in or by falling buildings, some taller than 20 stories. Thats ...

A video taken by tiny drones sent into one of three damaged reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant shows a ...

Stories of past disasters help prevent complacency. When survivors recount their experiences and how events unfolded, they ...

Fifteen years on from its worst-ever nuclear accident, Japan is welcoming nuclear power back into its energy mix. Senior Fellows Daniel B. Poneman and Clara Gillispie discuss Fukushima’s legacy and ...

P-wave and S-wave arrivals, the kind of first things you get is extremely quiet for detecting those.” Seismic waves from ...

Since Universal Studios Orlando opened, the theme park has seen its fair share of thrill rides that parkgoers loved, ...

A teenager in 2011, Oguni Yuka helps today's children in her hometown address the legacy of the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami.

India plans a five-fold expansion of its seismometer network to boost earthquake warning lead time from just a few seconds now to up to 45 seconds. Early detection of P-waves will allow alerts before ...

In April 2012, a Harley-Davidson motorcycle was found on Graham Island in the Haida Gwaii archipelago off the coast of British Columbia. It belonged to Ikuo Yokoyama, a survivor of the earthquake and ...