The Great Rift in East Africa is one of the few spots on Earth being actively separated by tectonic activity and will ...

If you buy into stereotypes and myths, the climate in Southern California is splendid and the people are laid back. Lies. The ...

We're tracking damage assessments from the Eaton and Palisades fires, which destroyed 12,000 structures in Altadena and Pacific Palisades.

A lurch in the Earth’s tectonic plates can wreak havoc at any time – as we’ve just seen in Vanuatu. How do scientists measure ...

The 2.8 magnitude earthquake occurred at about 5:30 p.m. local time on Tuesday, with shaking felt across Virginia and beyond.

A strong earthquake struck southwestern Japan, the U.S. Geological Survey said, prompting authorities to issue a tsunami ...

No. Earthquakes cannot be predicted on any sort of scale, regardless of historical context. Community notes added to the ...

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Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. The fires have burned more than 10,000 homes and other structures since Tuesday, when they first began ...

An earthquake registering a magnitude of 3.7 shook part of the San Francisco Bay Area and people reported feeling a quick jolt. There were no immediate reports of injuries or major property damage.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — An earthquake registering a magnitude of 3.7 shook part of the San Francisco Bay Area and people reported feeling a quick jolt. There were no immediate reports of injuries ...

The San Andreas fault has long been considered one of the most dangerous earthquake faults because of its length. At nearly 800 miles (1,287 kilometers) long, it cuts through California and is ...