The Portland City Council on Tuesday held a first-of-its-kind work and listening session on Zenith Energy, the controversial crude oil storage company that has promised to transition to renewable ...
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6 struck southern Taiwan early Tuesday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake hit at 12:17 a.m. (1600 GMT Monday), ...
Japan’s Meteorological Agency withdrew a tsunami advisory after a 6.9 magnitude earthquake occurred off the coast of southwest Japan. The quake struck shortly after 9:19 p.m. local time (7:19 a.m. ET) ...
A 3.7-magnitude earthquake shook the San Francisco Bay Area in Northern California, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. The about 5-mile deep quake hit about three miles northwest from the San ...
Earthquakes’ sudden, rapid shaking can cause fires, tsunamis, landslides or avalanches. They can happen anywhere, but they’re most common in Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, Puerto Rico and ...