The recent preliminary magnitude 3.0 earthquake serves as a critical reminder of the seismic environment in which we live. While this event may not have caused harm, it encourages discussions about ...

Advertisement Article continues below this ad In the U.S., this preparation hinges in large part on the expertise of scientists and engineers in federal agencies who develop earthquake hazard models ...

First, seismologists and earthquake engineers at the U.S. Geological Survey, or USGS, produce the National Seismic Hazard Model. These maps ... For much of early U.S. history, federal jobs ...

Earthquakes are among the most formidable natural disasters, striking with little warning and causing widespread devastation.

Damage is reported in Yangon, Myanmar’s largest city (which lies 600km away from the epicentre) and in Naypyidaw, the country ...

This week, it makes far more sense to test an aspect of our tsunami system that didn’t perform very well last December — who should and should not evacuate and how to do so safely and ...

“Myanmar is an area often exposed to large earthquakes, with over 14 earthquakes with a magnitude of 6 or above occurring in the region over the last 100 years, including a magnitude 6.8 earthquake ...

There is a reason why California chooses the last week in March to focus on tsunamis. It marks our worst historic tsunami ...

The “fuel” part of the equation can be affected by climate change. California’s rainy season came in late last year, leaving ...

The tremor was recorded at 7:46 p.m. Pacific Time, with its epicentre located approximately three miles northwest of Dublin, California ... region has a history of significant earthquakes ...