Was that an earthquake you just felt or merely a big truck rumbling by? You don't have to wonder thanks to the U.S.

A worldwide Android smartphone-based earthquake detection and early warning system can detect seismic activity in real time.

On July 21, 1952, a magnitude 7.5 earthquake in Kern County was strongly felt in the Valley, shaking residents ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Communities along a 700-mile stretch of Alaska’s southern coast ordered residents to higher ground ...

If you think your dog’s obsession with fetching a tennis ball is impressive, you should meet the pups at the National ...

By March last year, the system had detected more than 11,000 events globally and issued more than 1,200 alerts. Two levels of alert can be sent out, depending on quake size and distance from the ...

Google’s Android Earthquake Alerts program is a globe-spanning earthquake early-warning system that uses billions of phone sensors to detect seismic shaking and alert those at risk ...

California officials overseeing the $21 billion fund that was expected to protect utilities and their customers from the cost of wildfires sparked by electric lines say the fund could be wiped out by ...

The goal is to determine whether it’s safe to build taller structures using cold-formed steel — a strong, lightweight, ...

A 3.0 magnitude earthquake struck between Ridgecrest and California City Thursday afternoon, according to the USGS.The tremor was reported around 3:55 p.m., nor ...

A tsunami advisory for Alaska's southern peninsula has been canceled, after a major earthquake with a preliminary magnitude ...