Interactive map from the California Geological Survey shows the destruction potential of a tsunami wave in the Golden State.

The deadly earthquake that struck near Mandalay on Friday was caused by “strike-slip faulting” along the boundary of the ...

“Myanmar is an area often exposed to large earthquakes, with over 14 earthquakes with a magnitude of 6 or above occurring in the region over the last 100 years, including a magnitude 6.8 earthquake ...

A USGS map shows where in California 2.5 magnitude (or greater) earthquakes were recorded in the last seven days—the San Andreas Fault is represented as a thick red line. A USGS map shows where ...

Advertisement Article continues below this ad In the U.S., this preparation hinges in large part on the expertise of scientists and engineers in federal agencies who develop earthquake hazard models ...

San Francisco: A minor earthquake with a magnitude of 4.0 shook the San Francisco Bay Area on Monday evening, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS).

The risk of flooding from a major tsunami may be greater than many realized along California’s coastline, state officials ...

Damage is reported in Yangon, Myanmar’s largest city (which lies 600km away from the epicentre) and in Naypyidaw, the country ...

The earthquake, measuring 3.93 magnitude, struck near Los Angeles, California, on Sunday night, and was felt in parts of Malibu, Ventura County and the San Fernando Valley ...

However, the USGS deleted the alert from its live map about two hours later and told ... according to the Great California Shakeout. The last major earthquakes on the San Andreas fault were in 1857 ...

The most recent risk assessment, outlined in maps published by the California Geological Survey, illustrate the devastation ...