A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck beneath the Bismarck Sea near Lae, Papua New Guinea, at a depth of 103 kilometers, ...

Temblors frequently strike around the world. These suggestions will help you prepare for the next quake that might rattle ...

The ground-shaking that an earthquake generates is only a fraction of the total energy that a quake releases. A quake can also generate a flash of heat, along with a domino-like fracturing of ...

Scientists have discovered how two active volcanoes reacted following a massive earthquake - and what their unexpected silence revealed.

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) reported a 1.9 magnitude earthquake occurred Monday, June 1, 2026.

Some of the most earthquake-prone parts of the United States are also the most populated; on average, southern California experiences around 10,000 earthquakes each year. While only several hundred of ...

SAN FRANCISCO – Was that an earthquake you just felt or merely a big truck rumbling by? You don't have to wonder – the U.S. Geological Survey is on the case and can almost immediately tell you whether ...

Ahmad Bajjey is a Chief Meteorologist at CBS News Detroit. Coming to CBS Detroit is a return home after growing up in Dearborn where his family still lives. He has spent the past 9 1/2 years in Flint ...

A general view shows the site of a quake-triggered landslide at Weizhou town of Wenchuan county, Sichuan province May 31, 2008. Engineers have completed work to drain a lake formed by last month's ...