Earthquake

As rescuers work against the threat of an approaching storm, officials continue to assess the damage after buildings throughout the island nation were flattened by the 7.2-magnitude quake.

People in the capital of Port-au-Prince felt the tremor and many rushed into the streets in fear. The U.S. Geological Survey predicts the death toll could reach into the thousands.

The U.S. Geological Survey said the earthquake Wednesday evening was magnitude 8.2 and struck 56 miles east southeast of Perryville, Alaska, off the state's peninsula.

The U.S. Geological Survey said it is the largest Croatian earthquake measured on modern seismic instruments.

The girl's name is Ayda Gezgin – but officials call her "our miracle" after she was pulled relatively unharmed from a collapsed building.

Low-interest disaster loans are now available in several counties affected by an August earthquake.

Members of the North Carolina Geological Survey visited the site of t

Specialists from the University of Memphis are traveling to North Carolina to monitor aftershocks of this past weekend's 5.1 magnitude earthquake, the school said.

Many in North Carolina woke up to an earthquake Sunday morning.

The 7.8 magnitude Aleutian temblor triggered a tsunami warning and evacuations from Homer to Unalaska. However reports nearest the epicenter indicated a wave of less than one foot.