A 4.7 magnitude earthquake just struck Hawaii's Big Island on Thursday morning, and Japan has warned its citizens that a "megaquake" could strike within decades. But what does that mean, and what ...

As volunteers and loved ones search for survivors from a catastrophic pair of earthquakes that has claimed more than 20,000 lives in Turkey and Syria, California residents are reminded of the need to ...

NEW YORK (AP) — For those trapped in rubble after an earthquake, survival depends on many factors, including weather and access to water and air. If their injuries aren't too severe, victims can ...

The BBC News website is now reporting that the death toll from the Turkey-Syria earthquake, at the time of writing, has passed 33,000, exceeding the more than 17,000 killed when a similar quake hit ...

The Nepal Quake was another reminder to us mortal beings, that Mother Nature is the highest authority and one should not take ...

Over the past few days, we've seen dramatic footage of survivors being pulled from the flattened buildings in Turkey and Syria. It seems impossible that anyone could survive something like that. But ...

Earthquakes are a natural phenomenon that can strike with little to no warning, posing a significant risk to lives and infrastructure. Every US state, including all 50 states and five US territories, ...

I managed to hit three of the biggest earthquakes in central Italy in 2016, the first one measuring 6.6 on the Richter scale. I was in bed reading a paperback, which I put over my face as if this ...