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On May 18, 1980, a geologist transmitted his last words and a photographer snapped famed images of the massive eruption.

The evidence confirms that human activity took place in North America 23,000 years ago.

The world's deadliest natural disasters span more than 2,500 years of human history and include earthquakes, tsunamis and cyclones.

Discover interesting facts about volcanoes, including why and where they form and history's deadliest eruption.

Rescue teams in Indonesia were searching Saturday for six people still missing after a strong earthquake rocked Sumatra island a day earlier, killing at least eight people and injuring dozens, an official said. The 6.2-magnitude quake hit the island's north at a depth of 12 kilometers (7.5 miles) minutes after…

Erupting since Sept. 29, Kilauea's summit glow comes and goes now due to a pattern of pauses in lava lake activity.

A 4.5-magnitude earthquake shook northern Oklahoma, but was felt by many across the state and beyond, the U.S. Geological Survey reported Monday, Jan. 31.

Blame plate tectonics for Earth’s mountains, earthquakes, volcanoes, and why its continents fit together like pieces of a giant jigsaw puzzle.