Disasters at Chernobyl, Three Mile Island and Fukushima Daiichi have made many people scared of nuclear power. The company ...

Researchers are deliberately setting off real (small) earthquakes to understand how to gauge the danger of a fault line ...

Sharif, a northern city known for its magnificent Blue Mosque. The extent of the damage was not immediately clear.

In the town of Khulm, near the epicenter, people dug through the rubble of collapsed mud brick homes with shovels and picked through debris to salvage what belongings they could.

Here is a look at why the war-shattered South Asian country experiences frequent tremors, and how their impact can be reduced ...

First quakes are the most dangerous: Once a healed fault ruptures for the first time, it cannot generate another major ...

The hurricane weakened to a Category 3 after carving a path of destruction across Jamaica. Limited communications there have ...

Are you prepared for an earthquake? The California Office of Emergency Services is making sure you are. Since California is located on the Ring of Fire and has many faults, it is one of the most ...

A specific type of earthquake that can cause particularly intense shaking is more common than previously believed, some scientists say — carrying potentially profound risk for communities across ...

A 7.4 earthquake that struck near the Philippines was followed by a powerful second quake on Friday, Oct. 10, killing at least seven and damaging buildings, authorities said. The initial quake struck ...

MANILA, Philippines — A powerful magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck offshore in the southern Philippines on Friday, killing at least two people, while towns near the epicentre suffered structural damage ...