The Semipalatinsk Test Site, also called the Polygon, is lesser known but was used by the Soviet Union to test nuclear ...

A Cool Capital of Adventure Almaty, often referred to as the "Capital of Cool," is gaining popularity as a top travel ...

A strong, 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck in Ethiopia on Friday, according to the United States Geological Survey. The ...

Additional information collected about the earthquake may also prompt U.S.G.S. scientists to update the shake-severity map. Aftershocks can occur days, weeks or even years after the first earthquake.

When it does, it releases energy in a burst, which causes the shaking of an earthquake. Earthquakes happen most often where tectonic plates meet. Tectonic plates are pieces of crust that fit ...

A powerful 7.6 magnitude earthquake in the Caribbean Sea Saturday night, north of Honduras and southwest of the Cayman Islands, briefly triggered tsunami alerts that were later lifted. The U.S ...

California is riddled with a number of fault lines that frequently cause earthquakes, including Arrowhead, Waterman Canyon, San Jacinto, Santa Ana, Cleghorn, Tunnel Ridge faults and the most famous - ...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - A Tsunami Advisory was in effect for Puerto Rico and nearby islands for part of Saturday evening after a powerful earthquake struck between Honduras and the Cayman Islands ...

Although Chernobyl is the most well known, there are a host of other radioactive places in the world in countries including ...

A powerful magnitude 7.6 earthquake hit the Caribbean Sea near the Cayman Islands, prompting tsunami warnings. The quake struck 125 miles south-southwest of George Town. Authorities are closely ...

A pair of earthquakes at or above 3.0 in magnitude shook San Bernardino Monday morning. The U.S. Geological Survey reported that the first quake hit at 9:44 a.m. as a preliminary 3.5 magnitude ...