Earthquakes

Moderate earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.1 shakes Southern California

Gregory Daniels

LOS ANGELES — A magnitude 4.2 earthquake was felt widely across the nation’s second largest city Friday and shook things ...

Earthquake in Lytle Creek shakes parts of Southern California – NBC Los Angeles

Elaine Hadley

Widespread shaking was reported Friday following a magnitude-4.2 earthquake in the mountains east of Los Angeles. The quake was centered ...

Japan earthquakes: Rescuers race against time as multiple dead. Follow the latest

Abhinav Thawait

SUZU, Japan (AP) — Japanese rescue workers and canine units searched urgently through rubble Wednesday ahead of predicted bitter cold ...

Powerful earthquake hits Japan, prompting tsunami warnings

Abhinav Thawait

A string of earthquakes shook Japan on Monday, prompting officials to declare tsunami warnings and order evacuations along the country’s ...

Will the eruption of the volcano in Iceland affect flights and how serious is it?

Daisy Hips

LONDON (AP) — Scientists anticipated the eruption of a volcano in southwestern Iceland for weeks, so when it happened on ...

Disneyland, California Adventure shut down rides over earthquake

Gregory Daniels

3.5-magnitude earthquake caused shutdowns at the happiest place on Earth before they were back up and running 3.5 magnitude quake ...

Modern earthquakes in US could be aftershocks from quakes in the 1800s, scientists say

Daisy Hips

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. After ...

7.6-magnitude earthquake strikes off the Philippines and a tsunami warning is issued

Gregory Daniels

MANILA, Philippines — A powerful earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.6 struck Saturday off the southern Philippine coast, prompting ...

7.6 magnitude earthquake strikes off the southern Philippines and a tsunami warning is issued

Abhinav Thawait

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.6 has struck off the coast of the southern Philippines island of Mindanao ...

Magnitude 3.6 earthquake rattles parts of Illinois, parts of 3 other states: USGS

Gregory Daniels

STANDARD, Ill. — A magnitude 3.6 earthquake rattled northern Illinois and parts of three other states early Wednesday, awakening some ...