Terror in a Paradise: Islamic State militants have rampaged across northern Mozambique for years. The government says the ...

A strong, 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of southern Japan on Monday, according to the United States ...

The Pacific Ring of Fire can be clearly seen on the map. Over 450 of the world’s active and dormant volcanoes are located here, but this area is also highly active in terms of earthquakes.

Earthquakes happen every day all over the world, along both tectonic plate edges and interiors. Earthquakes occur along faults, which are fractures between blocks of rock that allow the blocks to move ...

The 2.8 magnitude earthquake occurred at about 5:30 p.m. local time on Tuesday, with shaking felt across Virginia and beyond.

Every thirty seconds, there's an earthquake somewhere in the world. Although, don't worry. Most are minor. The Earth's surface is made up of a number of plates that are almost always moving.

Use this map to explore coverage of the Italian earthquake in video, audio, pictures and text. The 6.3 magnitude earthquake that hit central Italy on Monday brought death and destruction to many small ...