Seismographs are usually used to measure when pieces of the earth slam into each other, but they’re pretty good at measuring ...

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake shook the Farmville area on Tuesday afternoon, with reports of tremors reaching as far as Leesburg, Culpeper, and Arlington, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

A big quake in the Pacific Northwest today could cause coastal land to sink rapidly — up to seven feet, a new study finds.

The USGS says the quake was centered in Buckingham County about 5 miles south of Dillwyn and 55 miles west of Richmond. This was about 38 miles east of Lynchburg and 38 miles sout ...

Israel continues pounding Gaza after killing at least 38 people across the Strip on Tuesday. The United Nations calls for ...