Fire spreads more easily after an earthquake damages drywall, said UC San Diego structural engineering professor Tara Hutchinson. “We see separation, we see tearing and crushing,” she said.

The United States and Japan concluded a weeklong disaster-response exercise that simulated a magnitude 7 earthquake, the first to bring together U.S. Forces Japan and the country’s newly formed ...

If you're in an earthquake-prone area and own an Android phone, it could save your life. It may even have already done so. The Android Earthquake Alert (AEA) system, which began in the U.S. in ...

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Wednesday’s magnitude 7.3 earthquake off Alaska’s Aleutian Islands chain struck in a region that has experienced a handful of powerful quakes within the last five years … ...

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Wednesday’s magnitude 7.3 earthquake off Alaska’s Aleutian Islands chain struck in a region that has experienced a handful of powerful quakes within the last five years … ...

Ground shaking was strongest in Sand Point, with reports of "objects flying out of the pantry and off of shelves," noted the Alaska Earthquake Center.

Alaska is the most earthquake-prone state in the U.S. and one of the most seismically active regions in the world, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The state experiences a magnitude 7 ...

Wednesday’s magnitude 7.3 earthquake off Alaska’s Aleutian Islands chain struck in a region that has experienced a handful of powerful quakes within the last five years. Officials say they ...

Alaska's monster 7.3 magnitude earthquake sent seismic waves worldwide raising fears of more destruction as graphs show the impact the earthquake had around the globe Trump admin proposes major ...

A magnitude 7.3 earthquake has struck Alaska, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The quake was recorded near Sand Point on Popoff Island, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued a ...