(Reuters) -A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Russia's Kuril islands on Friday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. The quake was at a depth of 12 km (7.46 miles), EMSC said.

A new study published in the journal JGR Solid Earth has found that one U.S. state is “overdue” for an earthquake. Lead author Vasiliki Mouslopoulou believes that the information, while chilling, ...

In a decisive move to strengthen community resilience, the Newman City Council has adopted the Health and Safety Element ...

Though Santa Barbara had not been aware if the earthquake was isolated or part of a bigger California wallop, the rest of the ...

Mercury General Corporation, the California headquartered insurer, has entered the 144A catastrophe bond market for the first ...

1905 — Christy Mathewson of the New York Giants pitched his second no-hit game, beating the Chicago Cubs and Mordecai Brown 1-0. Mathewson and Brown matched no-hitters for eight innings. The Giants ...

Landslides, earthquakes, and subduction faults could generate 1,000-foot mega-tsunamis, wiping coastal communities off the ...

Or maybe you’re visiting from out of town, staying along the waterfront, when a large wave hits the beach right before the ...

California's earthquakes are far more likely to be "overdue" compared with earthquakes in the rest of the world.

An early-morning 3.1-magnitude earthquake woke parts of Southern California, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. The about 7 ...

An earthquake struck off the coast of Los Angeles near Manhattan Beach, shaking parts of Southern California up to two hours ...