Sensors and observation instruments being lowered into a borehole off the coast of Japan nearly 1,500 feet below the seafloor during an International Ocean Discovery Program mission in 2016. Sensors ...

Experts say vertical ocean floor movement determines tsunami size. When a magnitude 8.8 earthquake rocked Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula on Tuesday, officials warned that damaging tsunami waves could ...

Dear Action Line: With earthquakes more frequent in Oklahoma, is it advised to have "earthquake" added to hazards covered by homeowners' insurance? - E. McG., Broken Arrow. The latest tremblor was Jan ...

NEW YORK — (AP) — For those trapped in rubble after an earthquake, survival depends on many factors, including weather and access to water and air. If their injuries aren't too severe, victims can ...

The death toll from Friday’s earthquake is now at more than 2,000 people and it is expected to climb. A 7.7 magnitude earthquake rocked Mandalay, Myanmar, on Friday, bringing down hundreds of ...

One of the most dangerous faults in the United States, the Cascadia Subduction Zone, may be able to trigger an earthquake on the San Andreas Fault, a new study says. But some scientists want more ...