Japan has recorded a series of powerful aftershocks in the past several hours, including a magnitude 5.7 earthquake near the ...

Aftershocks have been recorded for both earthquakes. On Dec. 8, Japanese authorities warned an even more powerful earthquake ...

The tremor occurred at a shallow depth of 10 km, which typically leads to stronger ground shaking and increases the risk of ...

At least 33 people were injured after a powerful 7.5 magnitude earthquake on Monday. The quake was followed by a series of ...

A powerful 7.5-magnitude earthquake shook northeastern Japan late on Monday, prompting orders for about 90,000 residents to ...

Myanmar is vulnerable to hazards from moderate and large magnitude earthquakes and tsunamis along its long coastline. Myanmar ...

The video shows the fault slipped horizontally by 8.2 feet in only 1.3 seconds. The magnitude 7.7 event took place on March 28 along the Sagaing Fault with an epicenter near Myanmar’s second-largest ...

In the latest report prepared by a Japanese government earthquake task force, it was estimated that up to 298,000 people ...

An 8.8-magnitude earthquake — one of the most powerful ever recorded — struck off the coast of eastern Russia late Tuesday, causing intense shaking for minutes, rattling windows and damaging ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — The 8.8-magnitude earthquake that struck off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula is one of the strongest quakes ever recorded, triggering tsunami warnings in Japan, Alaska, Hawaii and the ...

Human activity can cause “healed” faults to release their stored strength, triggering unexpected quakes in tectonically stable regions.

One of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded struck Russia’s Far East early Wednesday, causing tsunami waves to wash ashore in Japan and Alaska and calls for people around the Pacific to be on alert ...