Consider past events: after the 7.2-magnitude Bohol earthquake in 2013, nearly a hundred new sinkholes appeared across nine municipalities. In Negros Oriental, four sinkholes emerged the day after a ...

— James Webb, Mineral Point, Wis. A Chuck DeMets, professor of geophysics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison: Most earthquakes occur when a geological fault, a fracture within the Earth’s crust, ...

LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CA - Sunday morning, a 2.1 magnitude quake was recorded close to Los Angeles, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

Paleoseismology uses sand dikes to date ancient earthquakes, crucial for improving building safety and mitigation strategies.

The 6.9-magnitude earthquake that hit northern Cebu on September 30 has left more than just cracks on the ground, but many sinkholes were formed in the towns of San Remigio and Daanbantayan, ...

What Is a Tsunami and How Does It Form? A tsunami is a series of ocean waves caused by a sudden disturbance, usually an underwater earthquake, that pushes a large amount of water up or down. Most ...

The Mines and Geosciences Bureau in Central Visayas (MGB-7) has discovered at least 70 sinkholes across northern Cebu following the powerful 6.9-magnitude earthquake that struck the province on ...

Two weeks after a magnitude-6.9 earthquake struck northern Cebu, authorities have confirmed the formation of at least 70 sinkholes across several towns and cities, raising concerns over continuing ...

An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.3 struck about 5 miles from Fontana around 9:30 a.m. Wednesday and was felt around Southern California. Some people likely received an early warning from the U.S.

A magnitude 7.4 earthquake has struck off the coast of the southern Philippines, killing at least two people and prompting a tsunami warning for the country and some regions of Indonesia, according to ...