Magnitude Scale: The Richter scale is commonly used to quantify the magnitude of earthquakes. A 1.8-magnitude quake is considered minor, typically causing little to no damage. For instance, while a ...

If you live on Vancouver Island, you know that earthquakes are a given due to our location near the Cascadia Subduction Zone: ...

If you live in Greater Victoria, you know that earthquakes are a given due to our location near the Cascadia Subduction Zone: ...

Because the ABC Emergency Alerts system relies entirely on information published by emergency agencies, despite the best efforts of those agencies, the ABC cannot guarantee that this information will ...

The Dominican Republic is taking part in the Caribbean Wave 2025 exercise, an annual event aimed at enhancing tsunami preparedness and response in the Caribbean. Coordinated by the Dominican Institute ...

Venice used new art commissions to help its citizens understand the changing nature of power and quell public anxiety during ...

You're one of the safest places in the US when it comes to natural disasters. At least some of the Old Dominion's cities are, ...

Scientists have worked for years to build better systems to keep people safe from earthquakes and volcanoes. Will those ...

Actresses Jane Fonda and Julia Louis-Dreyfus are fighting to stop more oil production in California.. and have some strong words for Gov. Newsom in the process.

A widespread evacuation was ordered Friday for a Pacoima neighborhood after an explosion occurred a day before. Officials say the explosion was linked to fireworks and that a controlled burn was the ...

As diplomatic tensions continue between Canada and the United States, a travel group says Islanders are rethinking their travel plans, opting for alternative vacation destinations that are either ...