Climate journalist Emma Pattee has been worried about the so-called big one—an off-the-charts earthquake—hitting her town in Portland, Ore., for some time now. She’s not alone: scientists estimate at ...

San Ramon sits atop the Calaveras Fault, and for some reason that scientists don't quite understand, tiny earthquakes happen there on a fairly regular basis.

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"Colorado's cannabis industry has been in a free-fall since 2021, and 2025 sales are trending down yet again, so operators here desperately need a lifeline." ...

A rare, ultra-long earthquake in Myanmar revealed that mature faults can deliver their full force directly to the surface.

For more than a month, the Bay Area has been subjected to a seemingly ceaseless stampede of earthquakes, rattling windows and raising fears across California.

Since 2011, scientists have been puzzled about the force resulting from a gigantic earthquake and tsunami that destroyed, among other things, Japan's Fukushima Nuclear Plant. Now, a Guinness World ...

A rare earthquake in Myanmar revealed how a long, mature fault can transmit energy directly to the surface. The discovery may change how scientists evaluate the danger posed by major faults around the ...

Kid lit experts weigh in on some of the year’s best science titles. Plus, what to look for when choosing a book for the child in your life. Are you hoping to inspire a young reader in your life with ...

On August 16, 2012, residents of the tiny Dutch village of Huizinge were rattled by an inexplicably large 3.6 magnitude earthquake. Gas extraction in the nearby Groningen gas field, one of the largest ...

Escalating activity along a fault line in the Sea of Marmara is moving closer to Istanbul, seismologists warn. By Robin George Andrews Something ominous is happening deep below the Sea of Marmara in ...