Two earthquakes of a 7.0 or greater magnitude have struck within days of each other in Alaska and Japan, prompting worries another big temblor could be on the way. The first quake hit in Alaska on Dec ...

The Phlegraean Fields volcanic complex, located beneath the metropolitan area of Naples—a city of 900,000 inhabitants in ...

Earthquakes account for some of the costliest natural disasters in history. They can literally reshape the planet. But how powerful can they get? That's a question humans have only recently been able ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover the history of science and exploration. This week’s massive magnitude 8.8 earthquake in eastern Russia, which triggered ...

When tens of thousands of earthquakes shook Santorini, the cause wasn’t just shifting tectonic plates—it was rising magma. Scientists tracked about 300 million cubic meters of molten rock pushing up ...

There were 11 earthquakes in and around New York in January 2026 alone. It's unlikely you noticed any of them. Those earthquakes had an average magnitude of just about 2, according to United States ...

Scientists are uncovering a hidden and surprisingly complex earthquake zone beneath Northern California by tracking swarms of tiny earthquakes that are far too weak to feel. These faint tremors are ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Dozens of small earthquakes have shaken the San Francisco Bay Area over the last month, rattling nerves and ...