Don’t worry: It’s general enough to apply to the rest of Japan ... After the March 2011 disaster, many people successfully kept in touch with family and friends via Twitter, for example.

Japan faced a massive earthquake, a huge tsunami, and a nuclear meltdown. All things considered, they fared pretty well. Why?

Armed with measuring devices, groups of citizens are embracing science to monitor radioactive fallout — and regain control of ...

AND IT WAS A SURPRISE TO MANY THAT THAT NOISE AND SHAKING WAS A 3.8 MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE. LESS THAN TEN MILES EAST OF PORTSMOUTH. IT DOESN’T USUALLY HAPPEN HERE VERY OFTEN. DO YOU THINK OF ...

Millions of Americans are under weather warnings or advisories today as the U.S. braces for a new winter storm this week. A ...

BOSTON - An earthquake felt in Boston, Massachusetts today was centered off York Harbor, Maine according to the United States Geological Survey. It was also felt in New Hampshire and Rhode Island ...

A species of clam discovered in Funakoshi Bay, Iwate Prefecture, after the 2011 earthquake and tsunami ... until the magnitude-9.0 Great East Japan Earthquake devastated the northeastern Tohoku ...

BOISE, Idaho – A magnitude 4.2 earthquake was reported in southern Idaho on Monday morning. The US Geological Survey said the earthquake was reported just after 9:30 a.m. local time about 16 ...

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake off the coast of Maine shook parts of the Northeast on Monday morning, with residents as far away as Boston feeling the rumble, officials said. The quake occurred about ...

While most earthquake reactions were of the "Did you feel that??" variety, there were also plenty of clever Boston takes.

The quake was centered 10 kilometers southeast of York Harbor, Maine. A 3.8 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of New England on Monday morning with shaking felt in Portsmouth, New ...

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake rattled parts of New England on Monday morning, with shaking felt from Boston to Portland, Maine, the US Geological Survey said. The quake was centered about 7 miles ...