Mexico Earthquake: 6.2-Magnitude Quake Hits Off Country’s Southern Coast

The US Geological Survey is reporting that a 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of the southern Mexican state of Chiapas Saturday, shattering windows and sending frightened residents into the streets. According to the USGS, the quake struck ... continue

Magnitude 7.3 quake strikes off coast of Indonesia

A powerful 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck the waters off the coast of western Indonesia early Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said, prompting officials to issue a tsunami warning in the surrounding regions. However, there are no reports of ... continue

New study suggests causal link between hurricanes and earthquakes

Make fun of them as you will but many of the New Age type folks believe that everything that happens on this planet is linked in one way or another and even though we might make fun ... continue

EPA: Fracking Chemicals Found In Drinking Water

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) came dangerously close to publishing a direct link between Hydrolic Fracturing "Fracking" and ground water pollution today. While stopping short of blaming the process for ground water contamination,  the EPA has published ... continue

Mild Oklahoma Earthquakes Continue To Offer Mild Aftershocks

Oklahoma residents are continuing to feel the effects of last weeks earthquake as minor aftershocks have continues to hit the area, focusing mostly on the area just east of Oklahoma City. According to the National Earthquake Information Center nine earthquakes ... continue

California Earthquake Shakes San Francisco Bay Area

  Less than six hours after a 5.8 earthquake in Virginia had east coast citizens in panic-mode and news outlets buzzing, a California earthquake measuring a magnitude of 3.6 rolled through the San Francisco Bay Area garnering far ... continue

Colorado Quake Startles Residents, Damages Some Homes

A midnight Colorado quake, the strongest natural temblor to hit the state in more than a century, woke startled residents on Monday night. According to experts in the field, the 5.7 magnitude earthquake, which struck at 11:46pm just ... continue

Scientists discover that Antarctica ice shelf badly damaged by Japanese earthquake

Japan is still recovering from the major earthquake and its follow-up tsunami that struck the country back in March 2011 but the effects of that natural disaster is having far wider effects than just the nuclear reactors that are ... continue

14-year-old Chilean teen creates Twitter based early warning system for earthquakes

I don't know about you but when I was 14 I wasn't thinking about creating a cutting edge earthquake early warning system that uses Twitter, oh wait, there was no such thing as the Internet when I ... continue

[Actually Quite Scary, Video] Being in a Hardware Shop During an Earthquake

Out of all the places you might not want to be when an earthquake strikes, Bob's Hammers, Anvils, Bowling Balls and Other Pointy Things probably tops the list. Via Gawker, footage of people who had the misfortune ... continue

No warning came ahead of deadly Indonesian tsunami, system had been ‘vandalized’

Survivors of the tsunami that followed the magnitude 7.7 earthquake earlier this week off the Indonesian island of Sumatra did not receive any notification of the coming wall of water, and officials say the tsunami warning system ... continue

Tsunami warning after 7.5 magnitude quake hits Indonesia

A tsunami warning has been issued after a strong earthquake hit off the coast of the Indonesian island of Sumatra. The USGS says the quake, the epicenter of which was 20 miles off the coast of the island, ... continue

Los Angeles wakes up to 4.4 magnitude quake

Just after 4AM local time this morning, a minor quake measuring 4.4 on the Richter scale hit "a large swath" of Southern California. The quake was centered about ten miles east of downtown Los Angeles. Little damage was ... continue

Illinois Earthquake Hits, 3.8 Magnitude Experienced

Illinois was hit by a 4.3 magnitude earthquake today just south of Gilberts. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the earthquake hit at approximately 3:59:33am. The quake was said to be experience as far as Wisconsin and Tennessee. ... continue

T-Mobile Waives Incoming and Outgoing Call Charges To Haiti, Pledges Support

T-Mobile USA today announced that they are immediately supporting relief efforts in Haiti by offering free incoming and outgoing calls to the country, while also offering Wireless Equipment to help in the island nations restoration efforts. Current customers ... continue

Deep creep means milder, more frequent earthquakes along Southern California’s San Jacinto fault

Miama, Florida (Inquisitr Wire): With an average of four mini-earthquakes per day, Southern California’s San Jacinto fault constantly adjusts to make it a less likely candidate for a major earthquake than its quiet neighbor to the east, ... continue

American Samoa hit by Tsunami

An earthquake triggered a small scale tsunami in American Samoa around dawn Tuesday, approximately 12:48pm EST. Residents fled for higher ground and at least one village (Sau Sau Beach Fale) was "leveled," although there were no immediate reports of ... continue