N​early 75% of the country is at risk for a potentially damaging earthquake, according to a recently updated USGS map.

The earthquake was centered in Tres Pinos at a depth of 4.4 kilometers (about 2.8 miles). The USGS said it received four ...

Taiwan is frequently hit by earthquakes due to its location on the edges of two tectonic plates near the Pacific Ring of Fire, which USGS says is the most seismically active zone in the world.

Seismologists have counted nine earthquakes in the Washington Cascades, in addition to the 3.5-magnitude event that happened near North Bend on Monday.

Taiwan is frequently hit by earthquakes because it’s on the edges of two tectonic plates near the Pacific Ring of Fire. Image / USGS A magnitude-6 earthquake hit Taiwan on Tuesday, the US ...

TAIPEI: A 6.0-magnitude earthquake hit Taiwan on Tuesday (Jan 20), the US Geological Survey (USGS) said, injuring 27 people and causing ceilings of homes to cave in according to local authorities.

Taiwan is frequently hit by earthquakes because it’s on the edges of two tectonic plates near the Pacific Ring of Fire, which USGS says is the most seismically active zone in the world.

Taipei, Taiwan (AP) — An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude ... north of Yujing at a preliminary depth of 10 kilometers (6 miles), USGS said. Taiwan’s Central Weather Administration ...

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Iezzi's team with the USGS Cascades Volcano Observatory monitors the Cascades daily. Their infrasound and seismic sensors detect cracks and movement from below as magma is forced upward.

The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality recently notified the City of Big Spring that the public water system has ...