The Pacific Ocean is by far the world's largest ocean, more than five times wider than our moon. But why is the Pacific so ...

Impact: The 1933 earthquake was Southern California’s deadliest in the modern record, leaving nearly 120 dead and causing $40 ...

A 5.6 magnitude earthquake that struck off Peru’s central coast Sunday, rattling Lima and the port city of Callao, has left ...

A minor, 3.3-magnitude earthquake struck in the North Pacific Ocean on Tuesday, according to the United States Geological ...

The Ring of Fire, which is commonly known as the Circum-Pacific Belt, is a path along which many active volcanoes and ...

TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Taiwan was struck by a 5.9 magnitude earthquake Tuesday evening, the United States Geological Survey reported. The earthquake was detected about 71 kilometers (44.1 miles) south of ...

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan was struck by an earthquake about 71 kilometers (44.1 miles) south of Hualien City, monitoring agencies said. The quake hit seconds after cell phone alarms went off at ...

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) -- Taiwan was struck by an earthquake about 44 miles south of Hualien City, monitoring agencies said. The ...

Double threat of Cascadia earthquake and sea-level rise could change Pacific Northwest coast forever. By Jes Burns ... a massive fault running parallel to shore about 100 miles out into the ocean.

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory could ‘revolutionize’ earthquake monitoring and provide researchers the ability to find hidden faults and looming threats in Bay Area cities.