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

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

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.

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 Kamchatka Peninsula earthquake may not have brought the same devastation as previous shocks, but a far more deadly seismic event is looming for the US West Coast.

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 ...

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 ...

Scientists are warning of a potentially catastrophic mega-tsunami that could strike parts of the US Pacific Coast, triggered ...

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