The largest recorded earthquake in United States history was the 1964 Great Alaska earthquake, which struck on March 27, 1964, and registered magnitude 9.2 on the moment magnitude scale, according to the USGS.

An area near Petersville, Alaska, was hit with a 4.6 earthquake on Wednesday, according to the United States Geological Survey. Newsweek reached out to the USGS's Earthquake Hazards Program via email for additional comment. Communities along the Pacific ...

A powerful 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck off Alaska's Aleutian Islands on Wednesday, prompting a tsunami warning and calls for coastal residents to seek higher ground, though officials later confirmed no significant damage or injuries. The tremor, which ...

The earthquakes were mostly small and along coastal areas of the country's largest state. The quakes registered from as low as a 2.5 up to 5.2 on the Richter Scale. On Monday there were additional quakes in the area, along with another closer to home.

A 7.8 magnitude undersea earthquake near Russia caused a tsunami scare. Here's why we fear the destructive waves

THE recent series of earthquakes recorded across the Philippines was not caused by manmade activity or foreign research programs, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) clarified. Science Secretary Renato Solidum Jr.