A mother has gone viral online after a video showed her patiently teaching her young son what to do in case of an earthquake.

SEATTLE — The 2001 Nisqually earthquake was a wake-up call for disaster preparedness, but it also provided valuable lessons for scientists studying earthquakes. The magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck ...

UNICEF is rushing emergency supplies to families struggling to survive the aftermath of Myanmar’s deadliest earthquake in decades. More help is urgently needed. On March 31, 2025, a woman with two ...

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CRANDON, Wis. (WSAW) - When we think of America’s Dairyland, earthquakes aren’t usually on the list of common weather occurrences. Especially in northern Wisconsin. “There’s a theory that lake-level ...

30 years ago, the Northridge earthquake exposed the dangers of a big urban quake — the lessons learned and how to survive the next big one. L.A. searches to replace retiring police chief Michel Moore.

Today’s magnitude 4.2 earthquake in the San Fernando Valley wasn’t quite“the big one” that many Angelenos have been bracing for. But when that does happen, the results could be catastrophic. A ...

EDMONDS, Wash. — We may not think of COVID-19 as a disaster in the traditional sense like an earthquake or a hurricane, but Washington state is treating it like one and for good reason. “The impact to ...

In the immediate aftermath of a devastating earthquake, where someone is trapped in their collapsed home or office building and waiting for help, it's likely that the first people to help won't be ...