The Japan earthquake struck days after a 3.2-magnitude earthquake was reported in California on January 8, according to the ...

How can lightning and solar storms be used to map magma beneath Yellowstone? Through magnetotelluric imaging, which provides ...

Kilauea volcano in Hawaii is erupting with fountains of lava. Check out a USGS livestream from within the Halema'uma'u crater.

The Kilauea volcano in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park erupted again on Wednesday, January 15, marking the fourth episode of ...

A warning to all the residents, no matter where you live in (Los Angeles) County, if you have slopes behind your homes, or if ...

Like fortune tellers who peer into a crystal ball for insight, volcanologists at the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory peer into the tiny crystals contained in lava flows to learn about the magma’s ...

Greenland is covered by the world's second-largest ice sheet, beaten only by Antarctica. Under this vast expanse of ice lies ...

A 2.8 magnitude earthquake hit the Richmond, Virginia area Tuesday afternoon, according to the United States Geological ...

The 2.8 magnitude earthquake occurred at about 5:30 p.m. local time on Tuesday, with shaking felt across Virginia and beyond.

The USGS said the earthquake's epicenter was about 1 kilometer from the town of Wyndham, near Short Pump and Glen Allen.

The Interior inspector general has said the U.S. Geological Survey had uncovered "three serious incidents of scientific ...

A strong earthquake struck southwestern Japan today, and local authorities issued a tsunami warning. The US Geological Survey said the 6.8-magnitude quake struck Miyazaki Prefecture at a depth of 48.9 ...