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Mount Rainier is rattling with the most powerful earthquake swarm scientists have ever recorded at the volcano. Why it ...
Russian coast causing tsunami watch across Russia and Hawaii.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center says there is no longer a danger of tsunami waves on Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula after multiple powerful earthquakes struck nearby on Sunday. The largest ...
Welcome to your weekly seismic update from across the state, brought to you by the Alaska Earthquake Center, where we monitor ground shaking 24-7. Over the past week, we recorded ...
Wednesday’s magnitude 7.3 earthquake off Alaska’s Aleutian Islands chain struck in a region that has experienced a handful of powerful quakes within the last five years ...
A new study corrects the recorded depth of an earthquake in Japan, revealing that it was not the deepest in history.
The so-called earthquake swarm at Mount Rainier dwindled Friday but has surpassed the last large event at the volcano in 2009, the USGS said.
The tallest steel-framed building ever tested on an earthquake simulator started moving slowly, swaying and twisting. The ...
A 2.9 magnitude earthquake hit Colorado on Friday, and while earthquakes are not rare in the state, there was something special about this one.
A 3.3 magnitude earthquake hit near Pinole at 9:30 p.m. Sunday, according to the United States Geological Survey.