EARTHQUAKE

The 2.0 quake struck at 1:19 a.m. EST Monday about 4 kilometers south-southeast of Ringwood, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

The first waves set off by a 7.7 magnitude earthquake off the west coast of Canada hit Hawaii before dawn Sunday, but said the highest waves so far are about 5 feet and reported no damage.

Earthquakes are hard to predict, but a few researchers think that increased radon emissions could be a sign of an approaching temblor.

An earthquake of 6.6 magnitude earthquake hit approximately 40 miles south of Liberia, Costa Rica, Tuesday eveinng.

Scientists across the globe say jailing scientists for making statements on earthquake risk that didn't pan out will have a chilling effect on research and disaster preparedness.

The U.S. has invested $124 million in an industrial park in Haiti as part of a project to create local jobs, attract foreign investment and rehabilitate the economy.

Seven officials were found guilty of multiple manslaughter for failing to predict an earthquake that killed hundreds of people in Italy in 2009.

A 5.3-magnitude earthquake struck just outside of King City, Calif., over the weekend.

A 4.6. magnitude earthquake was felt in Boston.

Thousands of protesters in Haiti have called for President Michel Martelly's resignation amid rising living costs and accusations of government corruption.

Scientists who failed to warn citizens ahead of Italy's fatal L'Aquila earthquake of 2009 may face four years in prison if prosecutors get their way.

When China and the Philippines sparred over the disputed Scarborough Shoal (known as Huangyan Island in China) this past May, the People?s Republic canceled all outbound travel to the Philippines, dealing a direct blow to an industry vital to the nation?s economy. Substitute Japan for the Philippines and Senkaku Islands (known as Diaoyu Islands in China) for Scarborough Shoal, and you?ve got the same thing happening this September.

Weeks after the government warned the public to prepare for a "zombie apolcalypse," Richard Cimino Jr., of Doylestown, Pa., allegedly gnawed on a woman's head while naked and bloody.

The death toll in a series of earthquakes that struck southwest China's Yunnan and Guizhou provinces Friday has mounted to 80. Over 730 people suffered injuries.

The Department of Homeland Security jokingly issued a warning to people in the path of a disaster to prepare as though there's a zombie apocalypse on the horizon. The warning comes in the wake of the cannibal attacks earlier this summer and Hurricane Isaac.

This past summer, "zombie apocalypse" hysteria was on the rise as cannibalistic attacks were constantly in the news

At least 43 people were killed and over 150 injured when a 5.7-magnitude earthquake rocked southwest China's Yunnan and Guizhou provinces Friday, Chinese media reported.

After a magnitude 7.6 earthquake Wednesday rocked Costa Rica, a popular Central American destination for North American travelers, the tourism board released a statement reassuring visitors that the industry is “operating normally.”

Reports are beginning to surface that indicate a chaotic aftermath following a powerful, magnitude-7.6 earthquake in Costa Rica and a wide swath of Central America on Wednesday.

A tsunami warning for the Philippine Islands region was canceled after a magnitude-7.6 earthquake struck offshore the Philippines Friday, according to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center, or PTWC.

An earthquake of 7.6 magnitude struck off the Philippines on Friday damaging roads and bridges and sending people fleeing to higher ground in fear of a tsunami, a politician and authorities said.