The Taal Volcano, about 37 miles south of the capital Manila on the island of Luzon, began erupting on Sunday, sending ash up to nine miles into the air and prompting warnings of a possible "explosive eruption" and large-scale evacuations. Keep Reading
Being mindful of all segments of the community and taking reasonable steps to provide an equal opportunity to benefit from emergency response efforts will help ensure that the disaster management in all areas affected by the Puerto Rico earthquakes is successful. Keep Reading
With Costa Sur out of service, Puerto Rico would need to rely on its other power plants to operate almost at full capacity in order to meet demand. Keep Reading
All the ports in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands remain open until further notice. Currently, there is no ongoing maritime search and rescue as a result of the registered seismic activity. Keep Reading
Over the past several weeks, hundreds of small earthquakes have occurred in the Puerto Rico region, beginning in earnest with a M 4.7 earthquake late on December 28 and a M 5.0 event a few hours afterward; on Monday, there was a 5.8 quake. Keep Reading
No matter where you are, they usually occur without warning, causing fires, tsunamis, landslides, avalanches and more. Keep Reading
A controversial study argues that at least eight times in the past 3,000 years, quakes made a one–two punch off the west coast of the United States. Keep Reading
They argued that being required to post placards on their front doors violated their First and 14th Amendment Rights because they were forced to promote the city’s message and were denied opportunities to appeal. Keep Reading
On an early Friday morning in November 2018, the ground gave way in Anchorage, Alaska. At 8:29 a.m., a magnitude 7.1 earthquake hit just north of the city. Keep Reading
Researchers examined more than 7,000 seismic events in West Texas between 2000 and 2017, according to the study published this week. Keep Reading
