Heimo Korth is the last man standing in 19 million acres of Alaskan wilderness. His neighbors are polar bears and[...] ...

Crescent City, California, received a tsunami warning after the massive 9.2 Alaska earthquake of 1964, but many residents ...

The earthquake had a depth of about 35 kilometers (22 miles) and was classified as reviewed by USGS seismologists. Credit: Charles R. Peterson, Wikimedia Commons via Flickr. A magnitude 6.3 earthquake ...

It has been an active stretch of seismic activity for the Pacific Ring of Fire over the last few hours. Beginning Friday night, several earthquakes fired off along the active region from California to ...

A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck near Somalia, with shaking also being felt in Yemen. The earthquake struck at approximately 12:07 a.m. local time Friday. The initial earthquake had an estimated ...

A man who was playing with a gun pointed it at his girlfriend and shot her Wednesday night, police say, before shooting and killing himself. Quicker access, reduced wait times, more benefits. That’s ...

Whenever there's a series of destructive or notable earthquakes, scientists get asked the same question: Are earthquakes becoming more frequent? Over the past three months, multiple large earthquakes ...

Major earthquakes have caused devastation around the world this summer. The number of major earthquakes in such a short span of time may seem shocking but experts tell The Independent this is par for ...

A preliminary magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck about 24 miles southeast of Anchorage, Alaska, late Friday night, according to the U.S. Geological Survey and the European-Mediterranean Seismological ...

Note: Map shows the area with a shake intensity of 3 or greater, which U.S.G.S. defines as “weak,” though the earthquake may be felt outside the areas shown. All times on the map are Peru time. The ...