What makes it different for New York City is there’s just a lot of infrastructure. So even a relatively low magnitude ...

A small earthquake rocked parts of New Jersey on Tuesday — the second to be felt in the region in just a matter of days.

Russian volcano erupts after centuries of dormancy, spewing hot ash into sky and triggering 7.0-magnitude earthquake with ...

An 8.8-magnitude earthquake rocked Russia’s Far East on Wednesday, triggering tsunami warnings for the West Coast, Hawaii and ...

The 1.6 magnitude earthquake happened at 5:40 a.m. about two miles west of Morris Plains and about three miles below ground.

A New Jersey state policeman, who had previously been tasked with protecting the governor, shot and killed his ex-girlfriend ...

The New York Times A tsunami alert that had thousands of people in parts of coastal Alaska on edge on Wednesday afternoon was canceled after about two hours, the authorities said.

In late January, a 2.4 magnitude earthquake jolted the northern New Jersey region near New York City. That quake was centered about 1 mile east-southeast of Paramus in Bergen County.

The earthquake magnitude communicates its energy level, and the intensity communicates its strength based on its effects.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Communities in areas along a 700-mile stretch of Alaska’s southern coast ordered residents to higher ground after a powerful earthquake Wednesday, but officials quickly ...

The earthquake magnitude communicates its energy level, and the intensity communicates its strength based on its effects.