In the aftermath of a devastating earthquake, unpiloted aerial vehicles (UAVs) could fly through a collapsed building to map ...

Forty-six years ago today, Mount St. Helens erupted and unleashed a catastrophic landslide and mudflows that led to the ...

Unlike the San Andreas Fault — one of the most heavily studied faults in the world — scientists know comparatively little ...

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IMPERIAL COUNTY, CA - A 4.4 magnitude quake rattled close to Brawley on Saturday evening, according to the U.S. Geological ...

By chance a tour boat avoided a deadly tsunami set off by the retreat of Alaska's coastal glaciers. Scientists are working to spot landslides like the one that caused the massive wave to warn people i ...

Northern Japan was shaken by a powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake in April 2026, but images purportedly showing extensive damage caused by the tremor in fact show the aftermath of quakes that rocked ...

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck just north of Cabazon Sunday morning and could be felt at least as far east as Palm Springs. The U.S. Geological Survey said the earthquake struck about 6 miles north ...

SAN FRANCISCO - A pair of earthquakes near the San Francisco Zoo rumbled through the Bay Area on Saturday afternoon. The United States Geological Survey reported that the quakes struck around 4:40 p.m ...