A new study claims that an 80-100-foot-wide layer of clay exacerbated the 2011 earthquake.

TOKYO >> More than 20,000 communities in Japan could be cut off from the rest of the country by a major disaster, according to research by The Yomiuri Shimbun.

On Feb. 6, 2023, Türkiye was shaken by the most destructive and deadly natural disaster in its modern history, an event that ...

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A report from 2025 estimates that a major earthquake could cause $128B in losses; we question whether Vancouver is prepared.

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Missouri emergency officials are urging residents to take earthquake preparedness seriously as the state marks Earthquake Awareness Month, with the potential for a major event along the New Madrid ...

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As Jamaica marks Earthquake Month in January, the Ministry of Labour and Social Security is assuring citizens that it is ...

KUNMING -- A 5.1-magnitude earthquake jolted Qiaojia county in Southwest China's Yunnan province on Monday evening. As of 2 pm Tuesday, the quake had damaged 1,540 houses and prompted the evacuation ...

Over 455,000 housing units, along with thousands of workplaces and village houses, have been completed following three years ...

With the threat of earthquakes being very real in Canada, especially on the West Coast, disaster preparedness specialist Jackie Kloosterboer says every Canadian should be prepared in the event a ...