This Common Earthquake Advice Could Actually Put You in Serious Danger—Here’s What to Do Instead

I was just a kid when 1994’s devastating Northridge earthquake hit, but I still remember waking up to the shaking in the ...
ABC7

Nepal Earthquake: American Describes 'Really Bad' Situation

Alex Diaz is just one of hundreds of Americans stuck at Kathmandu airport trying to flee the aftermath of this weekend's deadly quake in Nepal. Diaz, who hails from New York, described the situation ...
AOL

Was that just an earthquake? Here's how to confirm what really shook you up

SAN FRANCISCO – Was that an earthquake you just felt or merely a big truck rumbling by? You don't have to wonder – the U.S. Geological Survey is on the case and can almost immediately tell you whether ...
OPB

Cascadia earthquake tsunami threat may not be quite as bad as we thought (but it’s still bad)

Just off the coast of the Pacific Northwest is the Cascadia Subduction Zone, a complex collection of earthquake faults created by one tectonic plate pushing its way under another. Every 400-600 years, ...
The New York Times

One ‘Really Big One’ After Another

The disaster caused by a predicted large earthquake in the Pacific Northwest could be compounded by shaking along the San Andreas fault in California, scientists warned. By Sarah Scoles In the world’s ...
Live Science

'This is a very big earthquake': The science behind Myanmar's magnitude 7.7 earthquake

A powerful magnitude 7.7 earthquake hit central Myanmar (formerly Burma) Friday (March 28), shaking Mandalay, the country's second-largest city, as well as nearby countries, including China and ...