California puts on earthquake drill Fri, Nov 14, 2008 | Add a comment LOS ANGELES — Southern Californians dropped to the ground, covered their heads and held onto the furniture Thursday for a mock "Big One” — an earthquake drill billed as the...

Ready, Set, Shake: California puts on quake drill Thu, Nov 13, 2008 | Add a comment LOS ANGELES -- Some 5 million Californians promise to drop to the ground, cover their heads and hold onto furniture Thursday as if an earthquake had just struck. Don't worry, it's not real. But...

Nerd Word: Upcoming comic book & graphic novel highlights Fri, Nov 14, 2008 | Add a comment The following comic books are scheduled to ship to comic book stores in the coming weeks.

Magnitude-6.1 quake shakes Aleutian Islands Sun, Nov 2, 2008 | Comments 1 ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The U.S. Geological Survey says a significant earthquake has jolted the ocean floor near Alaska's remote Aleutian Islands. The agency says in a preliminary report that...

IN BRIEF: Shooter feared being robbed Sat, Nov 1, 2008 NATION Shooter feared being robbed SUMTER, S.C. — An ex-convict who thought he was being robbed gunned down a 12-year-old trick-or-treater, spraying nearly 30 rounds with an assault rifle...

In Brief: Quake rattles Texas towns Fri, Oct 31, 2008 ENVIRONMENT QUAKES RATTLE TEXAS TOWNS DALLAS — Several minor earthquakes gave some Texas residents an early Halloween scare, but no damage or injuries. A 2.5-magnitude quake about 11:25 p.m....

Small quakes jostle Oklahoma counties Fri, Oct 31, 2008 | Add a comment More than a dozen small earthquakes were recorded in east Oklahoma and northwest Pottawatamie counties since the middle of last week, but no injuries or damage were reported. About 15 quakes were...

Minor earthquakes hit Dallas-Fort Worth area Fri, Oct 31, 2008 | Comments 4 DALLAS - Several minor earthquakes gave some Texas and Oklahoma residents an early Halloween scare, but no injuries or damage were reported. A 2.5-magnitude quake at 11:25 p.m. Thursday near Grand...

Pakistanis keep looking for earthquake victims Thu, Oct 30, 2008 | Add a comment WAM, Pakistan — Desperate villagers clawed through piles of mud and timber looking for victims of an earthquake that collapsed thousands of homes in southwestern Pakistan before dawn...

Pakistani quake leaves 150 dead, 15,000 homeless Wed, Oct 29, 2008 QUETTA, Pakistan-- A strong earthquake struck before dawn Wednesday in impoverished southwestern Pakistan, killing at least 150 people, and turning thousands of homes of mud and timber homes into...

Series of small earthquakes reported in Oklahoma Tue, Oct 21, 2008 | Add a comment Nine small earthquakes were recorded Tuesday in southeast Oklahoma County and southwest Lincoln County. The quakes began just after midnight and continued until about 2 p.m., said Amie Gibson,...

Magnitude 7.0 earthquake hits northern Japan Sat, Jun 14, 2008 TOKYO (AP) -- A magnitude 7.0 earthquake hit northern Japan on Thursday morning, triggering a small tsunami that apparently caused no damage, Japan's Meteorological Agency said. There...

Powerful earthquake rattles northeastern Indonesia Wed, Feb 20, 2008 JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) -- A powerful earthquake rattled northeastern Indonesia on Thursday, briefly triggering a tsunami alert and sending panicked residents fleeing from homes and...

China says flaws may have led to school collapses Thu, Jun 12, 2008 BEIJING (AP) -- Nearly four months after China's devastating earthquake, a government scientist acknowledged Thursday that a rush to build schools in recent years likely led to...

Reno urged to prepare for worse as earthquakes continue Sat, Apr 26, 2008 RENO, Nev. (AP) -- Scientists urged residents of northern Nevada's largest city to prepare for a bigger event as the area continued rumbling Saturday after the largest earthquake in a...

Asia Marks Anniversary of Deadly Tsunami Wed, Dec 26, 2007 CALANG, Indonesia (AP) -- Survivors prayed at mosques and mass graves Wednesday to mark the third anniversary of the devastating Asian tsunami, while hundreds fled beaches as part of a...

Groups Say Peru Still Badly Needs Aid Thu, Aug 16, 2007 LIMA, Peru (AP) -- Relief officials urgently appealed for more aid Thursday for earthquake survivors along Peru's shattered southern coast. Medical help, blankets and tents top the list,...

Small Tsunami Waves in Japan After Quake Tue, Jul 17, 2007 TOKYO (AP) -- A strong quake hit near Sakhalin island in Russia's Far East, reportedly killing one person and triggering small tsunami waves. The temblor, with a preliminary magnitude...

Tsunami Survivors at Risk of Disease Mon, Apr 2, 2007 MUNDA, Solomon Islands (AP) -- Diarrhea has broken out among children huddled in camps of tsunami survivors in the Solomon Islands, a Red Cross official said Wednesday - the first...

Earthquake reported in Garvin County Wed, Aug 9, 2006 ELMORE CITY – An earthquake registering 2.9 was reported early Wednesday morning in Garvin County according to the Oklahoma Geological Survey. The Oklahoma Geological Survey Observatory...