The seafloor off northern Japan shifted at 7.30 am (Japan Standard Time) on Thursday morning, and within seconds, the shaking reached the fishing towns of the Sanriku coast. A magnitude 6.9 earthquake ...

A 5.5-magnitude earthquake struck Peru's Andes region, killing at least six people, injuring more than 30 and displacing around 300 residents, according to authorities. Emergency teams rushed to the ...

A moderate earthquake of 5.3 magnitude struck near the India-Bangladesh border on February 27, sending powerful tremors across Kolkata and several districts of South West Bengal. The jolts began at ...

A powerful 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck Japan, triggering a tsunami warning. Here's the science behind what happens after a major quake and why aftershocks can be dangerous. A powerful ...

Following the devastating urban fire that broke out in Wajima City after Japan's 2024 Noto Peninsula earthquake, investigators struggled to identify a clear ignition source, despite widespread ...

The recent string of earthquakes are a reminder that we need to be prepared for “The Big One.” ...

Japan is well known for its large earthquakes, but not all regions show the same patterns of earthquake activity. One way to understand which places tend to experience large or small earthquakes is ...

Two major earthquakes occurred in Venezeula on June 24, the first a magnitude 7.2 and the second a magnitude 7.5 a minute later. It is estimated that thousands of people have died and several thousand ...