At 2:15 a.m. on December 16, 1811, residents of the frontier town of New Madrid, in what is now Missouri, were jolted from their beds by a violent earthquake. The ground heaved and pitched, hurling ...

The second-largest earthquake ever recorded hit Alaska on this day 62 years ago. We take a look back at the event and hear ...

Earthquakes are also not unknown. Winters holds its Earthquake Festival as a reminder each August, for example.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Great Oregon ShakeOut, a statewide and international earthquake readiness drill, is set to take place Oct. 16. The minute-long ...

The annual "Great ShakeOut" earthquake drill took place earlier today, Oct. 16. The minute-long drill at 10:16 a.m. local time encouraged folks to practice and prepare for the proper response to an ...