Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from USGS

Fault along Calif. coast could unleash earthquake on scale of San Andreas, study shows

LOS ANGELES — A fault system running nearly 70 miles along the coast of Los Angeles and Orange counties has the potential to trigger a magnitude 7.8 earthquake, according to a new study that is the latest to highlight the seismic threats facing Southern California.

Los Angeles Times

Strong quake shakes Mexico, leaving two dead

Mexico City (AFP) - A strong earthquake jolted Mexico on Thursday, leaving at least two people dead as residents rushed into the streets of the capital in the middle of the night days after another powerful tremor.

AFP

Strong quake shakes Mexico, leaving one dead

Mexico City (AFP) - A strong earthquake jolted Mexico on Thursday, leaving one person dead as people rushed out into the streets of the capital in the middle of the night, days after another powerful tremor.

AFP

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Strong quake shakes Mexico days after deadly tremor

Mexico City (AFP) - A strong earthquake jolted Mexico on Thursday, sending people rushing out into the streets of the capital in the middle of the night, days after a powerful tremor left at least two people dead.

AFP

Taiwan earthquake: Train derails and buildings collapse after 6.9 magnitude tremor

Taiwan has been hit by a violent 6.9 magnitude earthquake and it is the second powerful tremor in as many days. A tsunami warning was issued by the US and Japan following the quake that saw a building collapse

Daily Mirror

Solomon Islands' election postponement plans ensure global scrutiny will continue

There has been a flurry of international media and commentary attention on Solomon Islands in recent months. Since the news broke of Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare’s intention to sign a security agreement with the People’s Republic of China, scrutiny of his every move and word has been intense.

The Conversation

American Samoa's earthquake swarms spark fears of underwater volcanic eruption. This is what we know so far

Experts are on the ground in American Samoa, monitoring weeks of seismic activity that is likely linked to a nearby underwater volcano. Although an eruption is possible, they say it will be very different to the devastating explosion seen recently in Tonga.

ABC News

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Underwater and on the surface, drones study Lake Superior's small fish

ASHLAND, Min.. — Drones will be patrolling Lake Superior for the next few weeks — some underwater, some on the surface — trying to document how many little fish live in the big lake.

Tribune News Service

How much US electricity comes from wind power?

Almost 10% of US electricity comes from wind farms.

USAFacts

Earthquake hits Philippines: What happened, where, and what next

At least four people were killed, while more than 200 aftershocks followed the quake.

Al Jazeera

7.1-magnitude earthquake hits northern Philippines, 4 killed

MANILA: A 7.1-magnitude earthquake hit the northern Philippines Wednesday, the US Geological Survey said, shattering windows of buildings at the epicentre and shaking high-rise towers more than 300 kilometres away in the capital Manila.

Bangkok Post

Five dead, 60 hurt as earthquake hits northern Philippines

Shallow quake was measured at above 7 magnitude and collapsed buildings near the epicentre in northern Abra province.

Al Jazeera

7.1-magnitude earthquake hits northern Philippines: USGS

Manila (AFP) - A 7.1-magnitude earthquake hit the northern Philippines Wednesday, the US Geological Survey said, shattering windows of buildings at the epicentre and shaking high-rise towers more than 300 kilometres (185 miles) away in the capital Manila.

AFP

Philippine president visits quake-hit area as residents shelter outside

Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos promised on Thursday to help rebuild homes damaged by a powerful earthquake on the island of Luzon, as terrified residents camped out in parks and on sidewalks after hundreds of aftershocks rattled the area.

Reuters

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

Inverse

50 years ago, a powerful satellite overcame opposition and changed how we understand Earth forever

Landsat-1 gave us images of Earth like never before.

ABC News

Great Salt Lake in Utah hits record low levels amid two-decade drought, sparking warning of 'devastating' impact

The largest saltwater lake in the western hemisphere hits its lowest point in almost 200 years.

Al Jazeera

At least 1,000 killed after strong earthquake jolts Afghanistan

At least 1,000 killed after magnitude 5.9 earthquake rocked remote parts of Afghanistan and neighbouring Pakistan.

Reuters

Afghanistan earthquake kills at least 1,000, toll expected to rise

The death toll from an earthquake in Afghanistan on Wednesday hit 1,000, disaster management officials said, with more than 600 injured and the toll expected to grow as information trickles in from remote mountain villages.

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

AFP

Strong quake hits eastern Taiwan: USGS

Taipei (AFP) - A 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck Monday in Taiwan's east, 38 kilometres south of Hualien city, the US Geological Survey said.

The Guardian - US

‘Historic’ weather: why a cocktail of natural disasters is battering the US

As the world heats up, weather events will increase and overlap, testing the limits of nation’s resiliency and recovery

Salon

Yellowstone floods are a harbinger

Climate change is bound to increase the frequency and severity of such floods in the future, experts say

Salon

Preventing bird flu

Experts say previous outbreaks should have taught us how to avoid new ones

Reuters

Strong quake strikes Peru, no reports of damage or casualties

An earthquake of magnitude 7.2 struck the Tirapata region of southern Peru on Thursday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said.

ABC News

Why is Indonesia's President Joko Widodo hanging out with Elon Musk?

Environmental groups write to the world's richest man, Elon Musk, flagging concerns over possible investments in Indonesia's nickel mining industry amid soaring demand for the resource for its use in electric vehicles.

Wales Online

Australia on tsunami alert after powerful earthquake hits Pacific Ocean island

Strong shake was felt at the epicentre of the quake on Macquarie Island

1 … 5 6 7 8

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

United States Geological Survey

20 stories

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.