If a new study in the journal Geophysical Research Letters is correct, that town or one of many others in the region could be rocked by a major earthquake pretty much at any moment. The source of the ...

A powerful 8.8 magnitude quake in Russia's remote Kamchatka Peninsula triggered tsunami warnings and evacuation orders from ...

Scientists comment on an 8.8 magnitude earthquake off Russia which has led to tsunami warnings across the Pacific. Commenting on reports that the Fukushima nuclear site has been evacuated due to the ...

A lurch in the Earth’s tectonic plates can wreak havoc at any time. How do scientists measure quakes, and are we doing enough ...

So you wanna be a columnist, eh? Young aspiring journalists and wizened elders often ask how I scored this sweet gig. Truth is, I don’t entirely know. There’s no chance of replicating the ...

Many of the world’s biggest earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and tsunamis occur along a chain of seismologically active ...

Tsunami alerts have been issued for parts of Russia, Japan, Alaska, Hawaii and the US West Coast after the earthquake struck off Russia’s far eastern coast. Follow for live updates.

Tsunami alerts have been issued for parts of Russia, Japan, Alaska, Hawaii and the US West Coast after the earthquake struck off Russia’s far eastern coast. Follow for live updates.

Millions are evacuated in Japan after an 8.8 magnitude earthquake, one of the strongest ever recorded, hits Russia's eastern ...