The April 20 earthquake off the Tohoku region caused minor injuries, rekindled haunting memories of the 2011 disaster and ...

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A new study of California's earthquakes say that building pressure underneath two major fault lines converging at Cajon Pass ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.7 off northern Japan on Monday sparked a short-lived tsunami alert and prompted ...

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The quake, which registered a preliminary magnitude of 7.5, occurred off the coast of Sanriku in northern Japan. Japan on Monday issued an advisory for northern coastal areas for an increased risk of ...

A rare earthquake doublet struck northern Venezuela, with a 7.2 foreshock followed 39 seconds later by a magnitude 7.5 ...

TOKYO, Japan — An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.7 off northern Japan on Monday sparked a short-lived tsunami alert and prompted authorities to advise of a slightly higher risk of a ...

WASHINGTON, 25 November (BelTA - Xinhua) - Mega-earthquakes magnitude 8.5 and stronger preferentially occur where faults are mostly flat, a new study said Thursday. Curvier faults, however, are less ...

The government has embarked on a mega-plan to strengthen Bangladesh’s disaster preparedness and transform Dhaka into a disaster-resilient city, with a special f ...

TOKYO (AP) — An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.7 off northern Japan on Monday sparked a short-lived tsunami alert and prompted authorities to advise of a slightly higher risk of a ...