Natural Disasters

A wide range of needs will require donations for months, or even years, after the rescue and recovery missions end.

Rescue crews on Saturday pulled more survivors -- including entire families.

One of the longest ruptures discovered by scientists in the Mediterranean is nearly 200 miles long.

The catastrophic quake has killed more than 20,000 people.

Turkish authorities said the death toll had risen to more than 16,100 in the country, with more than 64,000 injured. Survivors gathered around campfires and clamored for food and water in the cold temperatures.

The 7.8 magnitude quake and its powerful aftershocks were so immense — and spread so wide, including in areas isolated by Syria’s ongoing civil war — that many are still waiting for help.

There have only been a handful of notable earthquakes to strike the U.S. greater than the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that recently struck Turkey and Syria. The earliest dates back to 1700.

Rescuers are hoping to pull survivors from the rubble before they succumb to the cold two days after an earthquake tore through southern Turkey and war-ravaged northern Syria.

A devastating earthquake that impacted Turkey and Syria and killed thousands is the latest to wreak havoc globally. One of the worst since 2000 was an earthquake in Haiti, which left more than 300,000 people dead in 2010.

Rescuers in Turkey and war-ravaged Syria are searching through the frigid night, hoping to pull more survivors from the rubble.

A 6.7 magnitude aftershock struck about 10 minutes later. The quake was felt in Syria and Lebanon as well.

A 7.8 magnitude earthquake shook central Turkey.

The New Year brought an earthquake to Northern California Sunday morning. A magnitude 5.4 quake hit at 10:35 a.m. about 9.3 miles southeast of Rio Dell, USGS said.

Water was seen cascading down a staircase inside a house in San Francisco’s Bayview District.

From the historic Mauna Loa volcano eruption to a deadly earthquake in Indonesia, 2022 saw some of the most extreme forces of nature.

Thousands of people remained without power in Humboldt County following a 6.4 quake. None of the businesses in Fortuna, Calif. were open.

Richard Rivera said his car was parked, but his dashcam ran the entire time as the EF-2 tornado moved through his New Orleans-area neighborhood.

According to the USGS, the 5.3 magnitude earthquake occurred around 5:30 p.m. and was located 12 ½ miles north-northwest of Midland.