Robert Harris had just completed a trilogy of novels about Cicero when he watched the election of Pope Benedict live on ...

In 2001, three friends from Germany bought the property that was once the bustling town of Lobo. They fixed it up and began ...

A 3.5 magnitude earthquake hit West Texas near Toyah, raising concerns over the region's increasing seismic activity.

Another earthquake in West Texas could be felt roughly 70 miles away. The 3.5 Magnitude earthquake is the latest in a series ...

A moderately strong earthquake has struck eastern Turkey, causing widespread panic. There is no report of any casualty or significant destruction. The earthquake with a magnitude 5.9 struck the town ...

A recent geyser from an old well drilled by a Kinder Morgan subsidiary raises questions about whether the Railroad Commission ...

Scientists are deploying monitors at the volcanic Mount Adams in Washington State, after a spike in seismic activity. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said Mount Adams typically experiences an ...

GeoNet reported light shaking in Cook Strait at 2.23pm today and it confirmed it was an aftershock from yesterday's magnitude 5.7 earthquake. A M3.8 earthquake with light shaking has occurred in ...

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck late on Sunday night in southeastern Hawke’s Bay, about 5km from Pōrangahau. It had a shallow depth of 16km and is considered a strong quake by GNS Science.

On August 16, 1931, Texas was rocked by its largest earthquake ever. It happened near Valentine, a small town in Jeff Davis County, and measured a magnitude of 5.8. According to an article from the ...

A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck near New Zealand's capital city of Wellington, government seismic monitor GeoNet said on Sunday, but initial reports indicated there were no injuries or ...

A small earthquake every few years is typical. But it’s shaken up expectations recently — with six small quakes in September alone. Jon Major, scientist in charge with the U.S. Geological ...