Earthquakes excite the Earth’s subsurface over a small area, and waves of energy then propagate through the solid earth. Depending on the depth of the waves and the materials they encounter, they can ...

Santorini, hit by an earthquake in late January, has since been shaken by a swarm of tremors. Most of its 16,000 residents ...

ATHENS, Greece — Scientists have detected several thousand earthquakes, the vast majority of them with small magnitudes, in ...

Mount Spurr in Alaska is at a 50-50 chance of erupting soon after an unusual number of tiny earthquakes have been recorded at ...

Kilauea, one of the world's most active volcanoes, has been erupting on and off for nearly two months since it burst to life on Dec. 23. The eruption has been taking place at the the volcano's summit ...

As Kilauea erupts a 330-foot-tall fountain of lava, officials warn of hazards from volcanic gas that may affect nearby ...

Hawaii’s most active volcano has been erupting intermittently since December. The latest episode sent lava more than 300 feet into the air.

Kilauea, one of the world’s most active volcanoes, has been erupting on and off for nearly two months since it burst to life on Dec. 23. The eruption has been taking place at the volcano’s summit ...

Whatever attracts you to the ocean the most is enough of a reason to make you consider settling down in a beach town on a ...

Mount Spurr, which sits about 75 miles west of Anchorage, has seen “ volcanic unrest ” for the last 10 months, including an ...