(Reuters) -A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck near the coast of Ecuador on Friday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. The quake was at a depth of 23km (14.29 miles), EMSC said ...

Consider the dramatic geographical and potential climatic changes if the entire continent of South America suddenly vanished.

Based on evidence collected in the aftermath of the recent Myanmar earthquake, countries and large metropolitan areas, such ...

Federal cuts to the U.S. Geological Survey have prompted fears of losing vital information on earthquake activity and ...

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake jolted southern California Monday morning near San Diego felt as far away as Mexico, according to ...

Changes to our immigration system on multiple levels — from student and work visas to the southern border — may accelerate ...

The biggest and most powerful earthquake to ever be recorded was in South America which reached a staggering magnitude of 9.5. The earthquake hit Chile in 1960 and had far reaching concequences ...

Earthquakes happen all the time ... The quake was felt across much of South America. More than 800,000 people were displaced from their homes. The economic loss was estimated at $30 billion.

Seismologist Deborah Kilb was wading through California earthquake records from the past four decades when she noticed ...

When Maureen Long talks to the public about her work, she likes to ask her audience to close their eyes and think of a ...

A Spartan Stadium crowd of 31,683 witnessed the birth of America’s latest pro soccer ... of the greatest sport on earth in this South Bay area and the proven track record of Peter Bridgwater,” who was ...

UN mobilising to help those in need after South Asia earthquake. In an announcement ... Scientists Uncover the Largest Mammoth Graveyard in America The cast of Guy Ritchie's Mobland attend London ...