A new study from Virginia Tech, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, estimates a 15% chance of a ...

The risk of a devastating mega-tsunami from the Cascadia Subduction Zone highlights the need for improved evacuation plans.

The 3.0 earthquake shook the city of Dillwyn just after 1 p.m. but people from as far as Richmond and Buffalo Ridge are reporting feeling the shake.

The recent, small earthquakes that rattled the New York metro area serve as a reminder that seismic activity does occur in ...

Metallica fans bouncing in unison at the thrash heroes' recent show in Virginia, USA, caused a small earthquake recorded by local scientists. Virginia Tech Seismological Observatory measured ...

The mega tsunami could wash away major cities like Seattle and Portand in minutes, while great swathes of US costal land ...

A magnitude 5.9 earthquake with its epicenter 27 miles east of Charlottesville, Va. was felt across several eastern states including South Carolina. The quake happened at 1:51 p.m. Tuesday at ...

A 2.6-magnitude earthquake struck near the North Carolina-Virginia border around 5 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 25, the U.S. Geological Survey reports. The 1.74-mile deep quake hit about 6 miles east ...