The 7.1-magnitude quake struck at 9:05 a.m. local time at ... About 6,900 people are estimated to live in 27 villages within a 20km (12 mile) radius of the epicenter, according to Xinhua.
Live television feeds on Japanese television showed calm seas ... That was a particular kind of tremor known as a subduction megathrust quake, which has occurred in pairs in the past and can ...
Around 6,900 people live within 12.4 miles (20 km ... Chinese state media reported. After the initial quake in Tibet, there were dozens of aftershocks that registered up to a magnitude 4.4 ...
Video shows the moment a camera crew run away in panic as a building collapses in Malatya, Turkey, while they're live on air. People in Moscow speak to BBC Russia Editor Steve Rosenberg about ...
The 7.2-magnitude quake on January 17, 1995, sparked a major review of quake preparedness in the island nation that suffers about one fifth of the world's most powerful tremors. Mourners observed ...
As a result, nearly 90% of housing in Japan is now quake-resistant. Support for disaster victims has also improved since 1995. New laws allow public funding to help individuals rebuild their lives ...
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake shook parts of New England early Monday morning, striking approximately 7 miles southeast of York ...
A 3.8 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of New England on Monday morning with shaking felt in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and an hour away in Boston. The quake was centered 10 kilometers ...