Earthquakes are known for being destructive forces of nature, but not all of them actually stem from purely natural causes. In some cases, humans are at fault.

Valencius began working with Kuchment in 2017 while on a fellowship at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, having connected with her through Radcliffe colleagues; Kuchment, whose experience ...

But for you as a human, with a human life span, the thing much more likely to impact you is not even something like Loma Prieta but something like the Napa earthquake. These earthquakes are very ...

Natural disasters are catastrophic events that occur as a result of natural processes of the Earth. They include phenomena such as earthquakes, hurricanes, floods, and volcanic eruptions. These ...

A series of at least four earthquakes ranging in magnitude from 3.1 to 4.3, struck the Peace Region of northeastern B.C. between Feb. 8 and 12. The British Columbia Energy Regulator has confirmed ...

EUGENE, Ore. (NBC) -- When an earthquake rips along the Cascadia Subduction Zone fault, much of the U.S. West Coast could shake violently for five minutes, and tsunami waves as tall as 100 feet ...

A study analyzes the enormous impact of earthquakes on the Mediterranean city, where the population has multiplied sixfold ...

Archaeologists have found evidence of the largest known earthquake in human history — a terrifying magnitude-9.5 megaquake that caused a 5,000-mile-long (8,000 kilometers) tsunami and prompted ...

Myanmar’s junta chief Min Aung Hlaing meets with earthquake survivors gathered at a hospital compound in Naypyidaw on March 28, 2025. Myanmar’s junta government doesn’t often want others to ...