Venezuela’s northern coast was hit by two powerful back-to-back earthquakes on Wednesday, leaving scores of people dead and widespread destruction in its wake.

The US has experienced several powerful earthquakes over the centuries, causing widespread destruction, infrastructure damage, and loss of life. The most powerful earthquake in US history was the 1964 ...

The largest earthquake in California in more than three years shook a rural part of southern Mendocino County, causing some injuries Wednesday morning and power outages. The magnitude 5.6 quake was ...

On Wednesday evening, Venezuela was hit with its largest tremors in more than a century — toppling buildings and claiming more than 100 lives. The event, according to the US Geological Survey, was a ...

A 7.0 or greater magnitude earthquake on the Rodgers Creek Fault that runs beneath Santa Rosa would unleash widespread devastation — something likely not seen since the last Big One struck in 1906.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck offshore of Mindanao, the second largest island in the Philippines, at 7:37 A.M. local time ...

California homeowners are flooding insurance agents, scrambling to buy earthquake coverage before the long-feared "Big One" ...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A rural area of Northern California experienced its strongest earthquake since 1940 on Wednesday morning, causing some injuries but no immediate reports of major damage, officials ...

The administration proclaimed itself a leader of the Western Hemisphere under the "Donroe Doctrine." A natural disaster has ...