An earthquake invariably claims human lives, often in their tens of thousands. But a calamity of this type is also measured ...

Scientists thought this crater in Australia was the world’s oldest — but an independent analysis shows they might be off by ...

Martin Wieland and Trevor Matuschka, explain why the earthquake safety of dams is a key prerequisite for sustainable dams ...

UNESCO has recently added 26 new sites to its World Heritage List, recognizing diverse cultural and natural landmarks across ...

New research led by the University of Victoria (UVic) has illuminated a significant and previously unrecognized source of ...

Experts claim that the next big US quake will also occur along the San Andreas fault, where many of the biggest earthquakes in U.S. history have been recorded. In fact, the United States Geological ...

A new study corrects the recorded depth of an earthquake in Japan, revealing that it was not the deepest in history.