A record-breaking deep earthquake registered in May 2015 offshore of Japan likely was not a tectonic event but triggered by a ...

The owner recalled handing out food from his Lawson convenience store following the 1995 earthquake and ensuring it was open ...

Don’t worry: It’s general enough to apply to the rest of Japan. But for busy people, here’s a summary of things you should know about what to do before, during and after an earthquake in Japan.

Armed with measuring devices, groups of citizens are embracing science to monitor radioactive fallout — and regain control of ...

Rare video footage showing the Ground Self-Defense Force engaging in disaster relief operations at the time of the 1995 Great ...

"That's the standard thing you should do after an earthquake. Check your house, make sure nothing cracked. If you have a hook up of some sort of flammable heating source make sure you check that ...

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.

THIS CAME AS A SURPRISE FOR MANY THIS MORNING WAS JUST AN EARTHQUAKE. ACROSS NEW ENGLAND. A SMALL BUT NOTICEABLE SHAKE TO START PEOPLES MORNINGS. IT WAS JUST SOMETHING THAT WAS QUICK, LIKE ONE ...

The US Geological Survey said the earthquake was reported just after 9:30 a.m. local time about 16 miles west-northwest of Clayton at a depth of about 7 miles. Dozens of people across the region ...

AND IT WAS A SURPRISE TO MANY THAT THAT NOISE AND SHAKING WAS A 3.8 MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE. LESS THAN TEN MILES EAST OF PORTSMOUTH. IT DOESN’T USUALLY HAPPEN HERE VERY OFTEN. DO YOU THINK OF ...

The earthquake was recorded just after 1 p.m. at a depth of about 7.7 kilometers (4.7 miles). Over 740 people reported feeling “light shaking” to the USGS as of 5 p.m. The earthquake was ...

A nuclear power plant near the coast in Seabrook, N.H., is stable and continuing to operate at full power Monday, according to federal officials, after a 3.8-magnitude earthquake shook the area.