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A major earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.3 initially triggered a tsunami warning for the southern Alaska ...
Volcanoes are rumbling as scientists monitor earthquakes at Washington's Mount Rainier and Alaska's Iliamna volcano.
A tsunami warning has been issued for Alaska after a 7.2 magnitude tremor struck at a depth of 22 miles rocked the Pacific ...
Click here to see the most likely places in America to get hit by an earthquake Despite the lack of active fault lines in the Central and Eastern U.S., the number of quakes in these regions has ...
In the 1800s, some of the strongest earthquakes in recorded U.S. history struck North America's continental interior. Almost two centuries later, the central and eastern United States may still be ...
Experts say large 'high-seismic hazard' exists across U.S. Jan. 18, 2010— -- As the outpouring of support for earthquake-ravaged Haiti continues, seismologists say a similar catastrophe can ...
A 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocked Turkey on Monday, leaving a devastating death toll of nearly 24,000. The U.S., particularly along the west coast, is susceptible to large earthquakes.
In the 1800s, some of the strongest earthquakes in recorded U.S. history struck North America’s continental interior. Almost two centuries later, the central and eastern United States may still ...
Aftershocks from devastating earthquakes in the 1800s near the Missouri-Kentucky border and in Charleston, South Carolina, may still be occurring, a study found.
Still, stronger earthquakes do occasionally happen in the east—as of 2021, eastern North America had more than 400 earthquakes of a 3.5 magnitude or higher in the previous 50 years, according to ...
About Every 500 Years, a Major Quake Body-Slams Middle America. Experts can’t explain why, ... Earthquakes occur when a subterranean strain that was building for centuries is released in seconds.