Permits revoked, lawsuits filed, the threat of state takeovers. Deadly flooding in Indonesia has prompted unprecedented government action against companies accused of environmental destruction that ...

A thick layer of slippery clay on the ocean floor may have formed the weak spot that enabled a magnitude 9.1 quake to make such a devastating tsunami.

The threat of earthquakes should be taken as “constant” in regions where tremors come and go, according to seismologists who ...

Indonesia is exposed to multiple natural hazards including earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions, cyclones, floods, ...

A thin, soft and slippery layer of clay-rich mud embedded in rock below the seafloor intensified the 2011 Japan earthquake that produced a tsunami that claimed tens of thousands of lives and decimated ...

For decades, researchers thought that an October 1843 earthquake on the small Greek island of Chalke caused a powerful tsunami and led to the deaths of as many as 600 people. But a new analysis of ...

Another earthquake and a series of aftershocks rocked Southern California overnight Wednesday. The 4.2-magnitude quake struck only 6 miles northeast of Indio shortly after midnight, the same area ...

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A minor earthquake struck in Illinois on Tuesday, Jan. 20, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The 3.8 magnitude quake was confirmed about four kilometers northwest of Ohlman in Montgomery County ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck Riverside County on Monday evening, centered seven miles from Indio with ...

COLUMBIA — Felt shaking? You’re not alone. The United States Geological Survey has confirmed there was a small earthquake about 2.9 miles from Elgin the morning of Jan. 20. The earthquake was recorded ...

According to reporting based on U.S. Geological Survey data, a magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck Riverside County at 5:56 p.m. local time, centered roughly seven miles from Indio. The quake was shallow, ...