A geologic survey of the Connecticut River Valley is being conducted to map the presence of pyrrhotite, a mineral that can cause long-term structural weakness in building foundations.

The ground-shaking that an earthquake generates is only a fraction of the total energy that a quake releases. A quake can ...

It turns out that the familiar ground-shaking is only a small portion (10%) of the total energy released. While a tiny ...

Both in our archives and in spirit, Tom Mooney, Mark Castonguay and Kris Craig will always be part of this paper.

In the spring of 2024, a group of scientists attending a national seismology conference in Anchorage purposely sailed into ...

NWS teams confirmed a tornado touched down in four Massachusetts communities on Saturday. But how do they figure out if it ...

The death toll from a major earthquake in eastern Afghanistan passed 1,400 on Tuesday, with more than 3,000 people injured, Zabihullah Mujahid, a Taliban government spokesman, said on social platform ...

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Desperate Afghans clawed through rubble in search of missing loved ones after a strong earthquake killed some 800 people and injured more than 2,500 in eastern Afghanistan, ...

A 3.7 magnitude earthquake struck in San Benito County, Monday afternoon. The quake was originally reported as a 3.9 magnitude tremor. According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), the ...

KABUL, Afghanistan — Desperate Afghans clawed through rubble in search of missing loved ones after a strong earthquake killed some 800 people and injured more than 2,500 in eastern Afghanistan, ...