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 ...

A proposed early warning system for earthquakes would have given Gulf of Alaska towns a lot more notice of the strong shaking that resulted from the 7.3 magnitude earthquake last ...

An earthquake has been detected a few miles north of a volcano in the US, sparking fears of a potential eruption. A 4.6 magnitude quake was recorded by the US Geological Survey near Petersville, ...