And while the advisory assured that the “likelihood of an eruption continues to gradually decline,” the 11,000-foot-tall volcano remains at an “elevated state of unrest,” meaning that an “explosive ...

The Great Alaska Earthquake was the most powerful earthquake ever recorded in the United States. Its violent tremors reshaped ...

The area surrounding the lagoon, first proposed in 1964, has been a gathering place for the entirety of the human record.

New spending restrictions for some federal agencies are creating extra hoops for scientists to jump through to fix earthquake ...

A massive earthquake along the Cascadia Subduction Zone could trigger a devastating mega-tsunami, threatening Alaska, Hawaii, ...

The earthquake that was originally reported near New Britain, CT May 20 is now confirmed not to have been an earthquake. What ...

A Virginia Tech study warns that Alaska, Hawaii, and Washington face a significant risk of megatsunamis within 50 years.

A new study by geoscientists at Virginia Tech, published in ‘Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences’, estimates a 15 ...

Researchers found that a potential powerful earthquake combined with rising sea levels could lead to a mega tsunami.

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Virginia Tech scientists warn a mega-tsunami could hit parts of the US, especially Northern California, Oregon, Washington, ...

The earthquake was centered near Petrolia at a depth of 2.6 kilometers (about 1.6 miles). The USGS said it received zero ...