When California's "Big One" earthquake strikes, the potential consequences could be catastrophic. Experts warn of widespread destruction, particularly in densely populated areas like Los Angeles and ...

Earthquakes give little warning but cause widespread devastation and death in a matter of minutes. Certain places are quite prone to this destruction because of their geography and tectonic activity.

Nobody knows for sure how many people died in a 6.3 magnitude earthquake on Oct. 7, 2023, or in the strong aftershocks that followed. The Taliban government estimated that at least 4,000 perished.

A small earthquake every few years is typical. But it’s shaken up expectations recently — with six small quakes in September alone. Jon Major, scientist in charge with the U.S. Geological ...

SINGAPORE – On the first day of China’s Golden Week holiday on Oct 1, Singapore’s Merlion Park was teeming with tourists hoping to snag a perfect vacation snap. While many were speaking in ...

A 3.5 magnitude earthquake near Tsawwassen, B.C., shook the Lower Mainland Friday morning, hours before a 4.2 magnitude earthquake in northern B.C. rattled Fort St. John, according to Earthquakes ...

1:59 3.8 magnitude earthquake strikes B.C.’s South Coast overnight This is the third earthquake since mid-September. On Sept. 26, a small earthquake struck near Victoria just after 2 a.m ...

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake was reported in British Columbia's South Coast early Friday morning, with the epicentre located 21 km west of Tsawwassen, and about 25 km southwest of Vancouver. According ...

A 3.8-magnitude earthquake hit offshore near Tsawwassen early Friday, a week after a slightly larger one rattled the coast near Vancouver Island. Earthquakes Canada said there are no reports of ...

Six earthquakes were recorded at the Mount Adams volcano in September — a significant increase on the normal rate of one every two to three years. When you purchase through links on our site ...

California was rocked by three earthquakes in less than 24 hours. The largest was a 3.0 magnitude quake that hit four miles northwest of Walker at 12:33pm local time on Wednesday, followed by a ...

A 4.2-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Vancouver Island on Wednesday — the latest and largest in a series of quakes in southwestern B.C. over the past month. The earthquake was ...