A 5.8 magnitude earthquake was centered near Louisa, Va., northwest of Richmond on Tuesday afternoon. The quake was felt from North Carolina to New England. A collection of short stories about how ...

An earthquake rattled northern Taiwan on Saturday, but damage appears minimal in the capital, Taipei. As Nikkei Asia notes, ...

While searching the Vatican's historical records, a geologist made a surprise discovery: a note in a Jewish prayer book describing a swarm of previously unknown earthquakes in 15th century Italy.

Why do some earthquakes release more energy than others? A research team led by Prof. Dr. Armin Dielforder from the University of Greifswald has managed to demonstrate a clear physical connection ...

The faculty, students, and staff of Harvard Business School are thinking about the people of Turkey and Syria who were impacted by the recent earthquake. We have all been touched by the loss of life, ...

UNHCR has begun distribution of tonnes of urgently needed relief supplies for earthquake victims in Pakistan, sending family tents, hospital tents, plastic sheeting, mattresses, kitchen sets and other ...

When the ground under Seattle finally gives way, the disaster will not unfold as a single cinematic moment but as a chain reaction that reshapes the city’s geography, infrastructure and daily life.

In Pakistan, over 18,000 people have returned home from earthquake relief camps since the authorities started the camp closure process on March 10. As lead agency for managing these camps, UNHCR ...