Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Just last week, one of the most powerful earthquakes in recorded history struck Kamchatka, Russia on July 29, triggering tsunami ...

Is it going to blow — or blow over? Seismic activity levels on Alaska’s Mount Spurr soared earlier this week, sparking fear that an eruption could be on the horizon. “Earthquake activity beneath Mount ...

Guatemala’s Volcano of Fire is erupting, and authorities have evacuated nearly 300 families while warning that another 30,000 people in the area could be at risk. The eruption started overnight. There ...

Scientists at Mount Spurr in Alaska have been unable to collect vital volcanic data for over a month as the area experiences “elevated” levels of earthquakes — but authorities claim an eruption is ...

A volcano in Russia's far east on Wednesday spewed ash several kilometres into the sky, authorities said, putting on a spectacular display in its latest eruption. The Shiveluch volcano is one the ...

On January 15th a magnitude 6.0 (M6.0) earthquake hit off the Oregon Coast, 183 miles west of Bandon according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Fortunately, the quake did not unleash a tsunami and no ...

On May 29, 2006, mud and steaming hot water squirted up in a rice field in Sidoarjo, East Java, marking the birth of the world's most destructive mud volcano. Stringer / Indonesia / Reuters / Corbis ...

Examination of earth materials and earth processes through the study of natural disasters. Topics include earthquakes, volcanoes, landslides, floods, tsunamis, hurricanes, tornadoes and meteorite ...