On Wednesday, residents along a 700-mile expanse of Alaska's southern coast were instructed to move to higher ground ...

A 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck near Sand Point, Alaska, prompting a tsunami warning from the National Weather Service. The warning was later downgraded to an advisory.

In September 2000, J.’s own Alix Wall wrote about her fond memories of her six summers at Camp Swig in the early ’80s, five ...

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The thorniest issue is the highly radioactive spent nuclear fuel. SONGS officials say that it’s stored safely in sealed ...

Why is it so hard to get people to safety? Effective warning systems are complicated, involve a lot of moving pieces, and ...

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

In California, where the next “Big One” is an always-looming threat, some lessons learned from the 1925 Santa Barbara quake resonate even 100 years later, experts say.

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

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake was felt in several parts of Jamaica Wednesday afternoon. The Earthquake Unit at the University of the West Indies (Mona) has confirmed that the epicentre of the 4:15 pm ...