The most widespread way is through Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA), which sends loud alerts to all cellphones. If an ...

In the Bay Area, BART plans to automatically slow down its trains and have them come to a brief stop, as the system is ...

A small earthquake rattled the North Country late Monday night centered near Chazy, N.Y., and was felt across the Champlain ...

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 ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Earth's crust is the planet's outermost layer. It is made of solid rock and sits on top of ...

One of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded struck Russia’s Far East early Wednesday, causing tsunami waves to wash ashore in Japan and Alaska and calls for people around the Pacific to be on alert ...

Students and other members of the campus climbed into a simulator to experience what a 7.0 quake would feel like.

If you missed the three earthquakes off Rhode Island last weekend, don't feel bad. They happened while many Rhode Islanders were sleeping, and they weren't strong enough to knock the alarm clock off ...