The nation’s Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program would get a modest boost in funding and some expanded responsibilities under a bill introduced by U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, and a colleague from ...

The 6.9 magnitude Loma Prieta earthquake near San Francisco in 1989 caused about $6.8 billion in damage and 63 deaths. J.K. Nakata/U.S. Geological Survey Earthquakes and the damage they cause are ...

BUFORD, Ga. - Georgia's Lake Lanier experienced its third small earthquake in less than a week on Sunday night. According to the U.S. Geological Survey's Earthquake Hazards Program, a 2.0 earthquake ...

This CyberShake Study 22.12 seismic hazard model shows the Southern California regions, depicted in reds and yellows, expected to experience strong ground motions at least once in the next 2,500 years ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Residents in Alaska were shaken awake on Thanksgiving Day when a powerful 6.0 earthquake rattled southcentral Alaska on Thursday ...