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

Surprisingly, they found that only around 10% of a quake’s energy causes the physical shaking most people associate with ...

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

A geologic survey of the Connecticut River Valley is being conducted to map the presence of pyrrhotite, a mineral that can ...

Studying the earth from 1,000 feet up, a USGS aerial survey is looking for pyrrhotite and other dangers under New England ...

Massachusetts Department of Public Health announced two additional human cases of West Nile virus in Massachusetts on ...

HOLDEN, Mass. (WPRI) — The National Weather Service (NWS) was in Massachusetts on Monday to survey the damage from a “radar ...

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 small earthquake was detected in New Hampshire overnight. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, it was a 1.5-magnitude quake centered about two miles east of Concord. Of course, many won’t soon ...

PHOTOJOURNALIST JAMES WAGER ON THAT STORY. AND NEW THIS MORNING THREE MORE EARTHQUAKES ROCKED THE UPSTATE OVERNIGHT. OFFICIALS SAY THIS ALL HAPPENED IN GREENWOOD COUNTY THIS MORNING NEAR CORONACA. THE ...

A major, 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck in the South Atlantic Ocean on Thursday, according to the United States Geological Survey. The temblor happened at 10:16 p.m. Eastern, data from the agency ...