Earthquake shaking in the eastern United States can travel much farther and cause damage over larger areas than previously thought. U.S. Geological Survey scientists found that last year’s ...

text: According to data from the U.S. Geological Survey, the highest magnitude earthquake recorded on the U.S. East Coast occurred in Charleston, S.C., in 1886, registering 7.3 with aftershocks ...

The August 2011 earthquake that jolted the East Coast may have been felt by more Americans than any quake in U.S. history as it sent damaging tremors four times farther and over an area 20 times ...

Explore where Acadia National Park is. Learn about its stunning map, unique geology shaped by glaciers, rich history, and key ...

SINCE Jukes, some forty years ago, explained how rivers cut through escarpments, the origin of their valleys has been well understood in a general way. Much, however, remained to be learnt about ...

Significant earthquakes are more common in the West Coast than on the East Coast, with most recorded Northeast quakes fairly weak: United States Geological Survey data, for instance, shows 925 ...

On January 26, 1700, a magnitude 9 earthquake along the Cascadia Subduction Zone generated a mega-tsunami that destroyed the village of Pachena Bay on the US West Coast.

An earthquake struck the East Coast of the United States on Friday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey, causing buildings to shake and rattling nerves from Baltimore north to Boston.