TOKYO—One of the world’s strongest earthquakes struck Russia’s Far East early Wednesday, an 8.8-magnitude temblor that set ...

Philippine tectonics is complex, caught in a vise between two major subduction zones to both the east and west, and numerous subplates interact.

A tsunami threat was issued in Venezuela and some Caribbean islands after a powerful earthquake was felt on Wednesday afternoon. Preliminary information indicated the earthquake had a magnitude of 7.1 ...

A preliminary 7.1 magnitude earthquake was reported Wednesday evening in northwest Venezuela, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The earthquake was centered 17.6 miles southeast of the ...

TOKYO — A powerful earthquake struck off the northern coast of Japan during rush hour on Thursday morning, but the country’s meteorological agency said there was no danger of a tsunami and no serious ...

A magnitude 4.9 aftershock occurred off the coast of Cuba on the morning of June 15. The event was an aftershock from a magnitude 6.1 earthquake that happened in the Gulf the previous week. Some ...

The French Riviera may look like an unlikely place for a tsunami disaster, but scientists warn the threat is far more real than most people realize. Historical events and new modeling show that ...

Democrats are growing hopeful they can recapture the U.S. Senate in this fall’s midterm elections amid President Donald Trump’s plummeting approval ratings. But they still need nearly everything to ...

Editor's note: This page summarizes news of the Venezuela earthquakes for Wednesday, June 24. For the latest on the earthquakes, visit USA TODAY's coverage for Thursday, June 25. Massive, twin ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — A magnitude 6.1 earthquake off the northwestern coast of Cuba was felt across parts of Central Florida on Monday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. UPDATE: USGS confirms ...

Scientists have confirmed that a mysterious Utah earthquake first detected in 1979 really did occur nearly 90 kilometers underground—far deeper than anyone thought earthquakes could happen beneath a ...