A major Hayward fault quake could shake some Bay Area communities harder than expected because of the ground beneath them, ...

Who will stop the Rain-ier? Scientists are warning that Washington’s Mount Rainier could unleash a catastrophic mudslide that ...

The UNESCO World Heritage site -- one of China's oldest surviving brick structures dating back nearly 1400 years -- underwent its first full-body checkup which began in May last year, carried out by a ...

Magnitude 4.1 earthquake hits near Las Vegas, USGS says after shallow tremor in Summerlin South.

A minor, 3.8-magnitude earthquake struck in Nevada on Thursday, according to the United States Geological Survey. The ...

A series of moderate earthquakes rattled the waters off Northern California and southern Oregon early Thursday near the ...

A strong, 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck in the South Pacific Ocean on Sunday, according to the United States Geological Survey. The temblor happened at 5:34 p.m. Chile Standard ...

Earthquakes near Mendocino Triple Junction shake waters off Northern California with no tsunami or major damage.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Researchers at Carleton University have designed a tool that simulates earthquakes to test how well buildings withstand some of ...

Researchers at Carleton University have designed a tool that simulates earthquakes to test how well buildings withstand some of history's notable quakes. CBC's Stu Mills has more on what the ...

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — Nearly 200,000 people in Southern California felt shaking as hundreds of earthquakes rattled the Imperial County desert over the weekend. The California Governor’s Office of ...