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 ...

In 1952, a magnitude 9.0 earthquake struck Kamchatka Krai, Russia, marking the world’s first recorded magnitude 9 earthquake.

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, ...