Earthquakes are among the most powerful natural forces on Earth, often causing widespread devastation, triggering tsunamis and altering the landscape of a region. But how strong was the strongest ...

1 to mark the 100th anniversary of the Great Kanto Earthquake, which devastated the capital and surrounding areas. The disaster left more than 105,000 people dead or missing. Many died in the ...

Alaska was shaken by a a 5.8 magnitude earthquake on Wednesday afternoon. The tremor, about 75 miles north west of Anchorage, shook buildings for about 15 to 20 seconds in the city at around 3.30pm.

It has also been reported in several previous Indonesian earthquakes, major quakes in Christchurch, New Zealand in 2010 and 2011, and the Great Alaska Earthquake of 1964.

Most of these great quakes occur along the plate boundaries, not in the eastern and midwestern U.S. A few areas of the midwestern and eastern United States are more prone to earthquakes than others.

Federal highway officials have announced $635 million of grants to repair or replace old bridges across the U.S. The grants ...

cover and hold on as millions of people around the world participate in the 2024 Great ShakeOut, with over 57 million people around the world registered to practice in the annual earthquake drill.

Nevada is the third most seismically-active state in the nation, only behind Alaska and ... Rowe said the Great ShakeOut drills were one way to prepare in case a damaging earthquake were to ...

Millions of Californians are preparing to participate in the Great ShakeOut to practice what to do during an earthquake.

Millions of people across California will participate in the Great California ShakeOut on Thursday, a day dedicated to practicing earthquake safety. More than 10.5 million people have signed up ...

Millions of people worldwide will practice earthquake safety drills during International ShakeOut Day on Thursday, Oct. 17. At 10:17 a.m., millions will participate in earthquake drills at work ...