> Is Israel ready for the next big earthquake? > Israelis in Japan tell their stories of the Osaka earthquake The Sea of Galilee is seen near Tiberias. (photo credit: REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun) Residents of northern Israel were woken up with a bump … Read More
FEARS surrounding the “inevitable” Big One – a catastrophic earthquake in California that will cause unprecedented damage and possibly trigger a tsunami – has prompted US officials to step in and begin evacuation drills. US officials have started to hold … Read More
A MASSIVE 5.6 magnitude earthquake has struck near US territory putting the Ring of Fire on alert, according to the United States Geological Survey. The natural disaster was originally reported at a magnitude of 6.0 but was later downgraded. The … Read More
It’s 4:18 in the afternoon in Oakland, California. Deep below the city, the Hayward Fault — one of the most active fault lines in the country — suddenly slips, setting off a magnitude-7.0 earthquake. Violent shaking is felt throughout the … Read More
A STRING of powerful earthquakes have rocked the west and central US with several of them hitting near to the dreaded RING OF FIRE. Some eight earthquakes have rocked the United States in quick succession, all of which have taken … Read More
COVINGTON, Okla. — A magnitude 4.6 earthquake shook Oklahoma on Saturday and was also felt in neighboring Kansas and Missouri, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. It was one of several earthquakes recorded in northwest Oklahoma on Saturday morning. USGS in … Read More
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – An earthquake of magnitude 6.2 struck off the southern Philippine island of Mindanao on Thursday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage from the quake, which hit at a depth … Read More
This map from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) shows the intensity of a 6.8 magnitude earthquake that struck Bolivia on Monday. — USGS LA PAZ, Bolivia — A powerful 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck Bolivia on Monday, but it was so deep that … Read More
A magnitude 7.3 earthquake in the same area in November killed at least 530 people and injured more than 8,000. Map from the United States Geological Survey showing the latest earthquake in Iran, April 1, 2018 Screen shot A magnitude 5.3 … Read More