China Floods The 1931 China floods are often cited as the deadliest weather event in recorded history. This calamity resulted in an estimated 1 to 4 million deaths, a staggering number that still ...

A British billionaire's astonishing legacy compound in Manalapan, FL, has made a dramatic move onto the market for the ...

There were a few reports of weak shaking after a magnitude 2.7 quake occurred Sunday shortly before 8 p.m. in the Pacific ...

A week ago, a magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck the Caribbean Sea. More than 44 million people live in the Caribbean region and population centers are vulnerable to strong shaking.

SCARBOROUGH, Maine (AP) — A 3.8-magnitude earthquake centered near the Maine coast rattled houses in northern New England on Monday and was felt by surprised residents of states hundreds of ...

Experts say portions of the continent are pulling apart, creating the possibility that the Horn of Africa will become an island.

Scientists of course cannot cut into Earth and directly observe its insides. Instead, their knowledge is inferred from the ...

One is the Alpide earthquake belt, which starts in Indonesia and stretches west all the way through the Himalayas and ...

The earthquake registered 2.8 and occurred at ... an underwater mountain range along the floor of the Atlantic Ocean, results in a west-southwestward drift of the North American plate away from ...

According to the tsunami warning, sea level fluctuations and strong ocean ... Atlantic or Gulf Coast after the quake, the tsunami warning system said. The geological survey said, "large ...