A new kind of earthquake has been detected in western Canada, one that shakes the ground slower and longer than typical seismic events. These earthquakes, recorded during hydraulic fracturing for oil ...

Earthquakes threaten homes across the country, but especially on the West Coast along the San Andreas fault line. Major earthquakes can destroy houses, but even small earthquakes can crack foundations ...

Guerrero, Mexico is an active site with several recent major earthquakes, but also a small area called the ‘Guerrero seismic gap’ (pictured) where no earthquakes have occurred for more than a century.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Aftermath of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, looking down California Street. (The Chronicle 1906) Scientists are warning that ...

Most people think of Alaska as a land of glaciers, bears, and raw wilderness. What gets talked about far less is the ground ...