A powerful seismic event occurred near the Iran-Pakistan border on Tuesday, and some are expecting it may cause hundreds of deaths.
This morning's 8.0-magnitude earthquake in the South Pacific generated a 3-foot tsunami which struck the Santa Cruz Islands — a remote part of the Solomon Islands — killing four elderly people and one child.
Discovered: New accelerators lessen environmental impact of physics research; Cato Institute tries to quash climate findings; Lorca earthquake linked to well digging; rice crops speed warming.
The L'Aquila earthquake devastated central Italy in 2009, killing over 300 people. But an Italian judge's decision to convict seismologists for failing to predict the quake flies in the face of basic science.
Discovered: A shot that reduces double chins; sleeping brains act like they're trying to remember something; research à la carte; a dizzying earthquake simulation machine.
A massive earthquake registering 7.6 on the Richter Scale has struck off the Pacific edge of Costa Rica, triggering tsunami warnings up and down the rim of Central and South America.
Florida Gov. Rick Scott said on Thursday that the latest predictions show Tropical Storm Isaac moving on a western path, missing Tampa (and the Republican National Convention), but Haiti, where 400,000 people still live in tents, likely won't be so lucky.
Details are sketchy so far, but the United States Geological Survey reports a 7.6 magnitude earthquake struck in the region of southwestern Mexico, about 100 miles east of Acapulco, at midday on Tuesday.
On the first anniversary of the biggest natural disaster in Japan's history, an index of relevant numbers.
Indonesia's government briefly issued a tsunami warning after a magnitude 7.3 earthquake near the island of Sumatra, but it appears there was no significant damage.
The largest quake struck Saturday night, a magnitude 5.6 that was the largest in state history.
A small earthquake hit the Fukushima prefecture of Japan early on Wednesday at about 2 a.m. local time, registering 5.2 on the richter scale.
As the death toll from Turkey's earthquake rises into the hundreds, the rescue of two-week-old baby Azra has become a symbol of hope.
An earthquake measured at magnitude 7.2, reportedly the worst in a decade, hit eastern Turkey on Sunday.
The Canadian city avoided damage in a strong quake, but wants to be ready for worse
Presidential candidate says recent natural disasters are a message from a higher power
His successor will be the seventh Japanese leader since 2006
The National Zoo lays out the animals' movements
The strengths and weaknesses of U.S. nuclear plants
Yesterday's 5.8 magnitude quake damaged the top of the monument
New photos reveal extent of the damage at the National Cathedral
A Virginia plant is taken offline as diesel generators kick into gear
People want to believe we could get our very own leaning tower, but it seems unlikely
You probably don't want to stand under a giant glass building
Water at Fukushima is 100,000 times more radioactive than normal
Tremors felt as far away as Bangkok and Hanoi
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