A fault line that could unleash a major earthquake is not where scientists thought it was. New research found the Concord Fault is about a quarter mile west of where it was originally mapped.

Scientists discover enormous pockets of salty brine beneath the Pacific Ocean, key to understanding periodic underwater ...

While most people immediately think of the San Andreas Fault when it comes to potential seismic disasters in the United States, there’s another fault line that has recently been gaining more attention ...

The floods show that a shift in mindset is needed for disaster preparedness and our warming world, writes Bill Weir, CNN’s ...

While California and Alaska dominate conversations about earthquakes in the U.S., there's another seismic threat that could ...

The 1906 San Francisco Earthquake At 5:12 a.m. on April 18, 1906, San Francisco shook violently. A 7.9 magnitude earthquake struck just 2 miles off the coast. The ground moved in waves for nearly a ...

The earthquake that struck Haiti on January 12, 2010, will forever be remembered as one of the world’s deadliest disasters. For 30 seconds the earth shook and reduced a nation—already struggling with ...

An engaged mother and a San Antonio grandfather were among those killed when flash flooding overwhelmed parts of the Texas city. Latest updates here.

SAN ANTONIO — The final death toll is 13 following Thursday morning's flash flood that overwhelmed numerous cars in northeast San Antonio – pushing them off the roadway and into a nearby creek ...