A chance video captured a fault rupture during March’s devastating Myanmar earthquake, delivering real-time evidence of how major seismic tremors propagate.

From Seattle to Boston, cities are remaking their shorelines to boost economies and protect against floods and storms.

A third earthquake has been reported in Greenwood County, South Carolina. The most recent quake happened about 7:55 p.m. Wednesday and had a magnitude of 1.6. This is in the same area as quakes ...