There have been more than 400 tremors recorded in this swarm as of May 11. How unusual is this?

The International Geoscience and Geoparks Programme is governed by two Councils: the UNESCO Global Geoparks Council, which ...

Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on April 23, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. Front page flashback: April 24, 1987 ...

At least 29 people were injured after a powerful 6.0-magnitude earthquake jolted Indonesia’s central Sulawesi, sending residents scrambling from buildings in the early hours of Sunday. The shallow ...

Mount Dukono erupted at 7.41 a.m. local time, sending a plume of ash around 10 kilometers into the sky.

A second large earthquake has struck Southeast Asia in two days.

Tokyo — A powerful earthquake struck off the northern Japanese coast Monday, prompting the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) to issue a tsunami alert for a wide section of coastline, though waves of ...

For many people in Japan, the country’s regular tremors are not a big deal. Officials are urging them to prepare for the next catastrophic quake. By John Yoon and Hisako Ueno Hisako Ueno reported from ...

Three hikers in an off-limits area died in an eruption of Indonesia's Mount Dukono volcano, police said.

A 4.0 magnitude earthquake occurred in the Missouri Bootheel on April 23. The tremor was felt by some residents in West Tennessee and as far south as Mississippi. The earthquake's epicenter was ...

A light, 4.0-magnitude earthquake struck in Missouri on Thursday, according to the United States Geological Survey. The temblor happened at 12:59 p.m. Central time about 1 mile northwest of Cooter, Mo ...