An increase in seismicity—marked by frequent tremors—was observed recently at Alaska's Iliamna Volcano, which last erupted in ...

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The Peru earthquake was reported four days after a 4.7-magnitude earthquake was reported in Alaska on June 11, according to the United States Geological Survey. The earthquake was ...

A moderately strong, 5.1-magnitude earthquake struck in Iran on Friday, according to the United States Geological Survey. The ...

Hawaii's Kilauea volcano is erupting again in spectacular fashion, sending lava shooting 1,000 feet into the sky, according ...

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake happened Thursday afternoon about 1.24 miles south--southeast of Madison in Lake County.

Environmentalists worry the report will be used to justify an increase in drilling without justifiable demand.

Hope is on the horizon for test wells to assess what neighbors in two communities have insisted is interfering with the ...

A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck off the Dominican Republic coast on Monday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said.

Hawaii's Kilauea volcano is erupting again in spectacular fashion, sending lava shooting 1,000 feet into the sky, according to the United States Geological Survey.