Above: A Nexstar Media Wire video on earthquake magnitude versus intensity. SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — A powerful earthquake ...

"What we looked at was kind of lesser though and lesser-known consequences of the next earthquake, which is the land subsidence, or the way the land is going to drop down," said Dr. Tina Dura, the ...

A new measure that compares earthquake-related fatalities to a country's population size concludes that Ecuador, Lebanon, Haiti, Turkmenistan, Iran and Portugal have experienced the greatest impact ...

An earthquake hit New Jersey and its impact was felt throughout the East Coast, including Pennsylvania, Delaware and New York Friday morning, the United States Geological Survey (U.S.G.S.) confirmed.

Some 66 million years ago, a 10-kilometer asteroid hit Earth, triggering the extinction of the dinosaurs. New evidence suggests that the Chicxulub impact also triggered an earthquake so massive that ...

MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Rescue and recovery efforts continue in Haiti after yet another earthquake devastated the country. But North Miami Mayor Philippe Bien-Aime says devastation will be felt by people ...

Lady Liberty nearly lost her balance. Live cams from EarthCam perched across New York City — including high atop the Statue of Liberty — captured Friday’s wild 4.8-magnitude earthquake in real time.

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – It was the evening of August 31, 1886, when a magnitude 7.0 earthquake rocked Charleston, causing significant destruction and resulting in more than 60 deaths. 139 years ...