Risk is very real—5 counties most at risk from a tsunami. Could a large tsunami happen in the United States? The USGS ...

The earthquake occurred just after 8:15 p.m. PT over 7 miles west-northwest of Malibu at a depth of 14 kilometers -- or approximately 8.5 miles deep. The USGS initially reported the magnitude as 4 ...

At least 12 people including a popular musician died Monday when a small plane crashed into the Caribbean sea quickly after taking off from the Honduran island of Roatan, officials said.

Earthquakes in the 3.0 to 3.9 magnitude are considered minor. According to the USGS, "damage does not usually occur until the earthquake magnitude reaches somewhere above 4 or 5." Magee ...

A jet carrying at least 15 passengers “crashed in the sea” shortly after taking off from the island of Roatán on Monday, March 17, the Honduras National Police announced in a translated ...

The earthquake hit at 8.17 p.m. PT, around eight miles from Westlake Village and nine miles from Thousand Oaks, according to the the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The quake struck at a depth of ...

MORE: 3.8 magnitude earthquake strikes off coast of New England The USGS initially reported the magnitude as 4.0. Southern California residents in Malibu, parts of Los Angeles, the San Fernando Valley ...

SAN FRANCISCO – Thousands of people in the San Francisco Bay area in California were jolted by an earthquake on Monday night. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said the magnitude 3.9 earthquake ...