An undersea magnitude 7.4 earthquake toppled buildings in parts of northern Indonesia, sent people fleeing from their homes, ...

ISTANBUL -- A strong earthquake struck Friday in the Aegean Sea between the Turkish coast and the Greek island of Samos, killing at least 14 people and injuring over 500 amid collapsed buildings and ...

The company that built a 17-story apartment building that collapsed during Saturday's earthquake in Taiwan no longer exists, but three of its former executives have been arrested as prosecutors look ...

The epicentre was about 129 km off the coast of Bitung at a depth of 33 km. The main quake was followed by at least 29 ...

The 1985 Mexico City earthquake was devastating, and the ruling PRI party's response was a disaster of another sort.

Thirty-nine high rises in San Francisco are at risk of collapse in a major earthquake, according to a new study by the U.S. Geological Service (USGS). The vulnerable buildings (known as welded steel ...

The quake, which was initially recorded at a magnitude of 7.8, hit at a local time of 6:48 am (2248 GMT) in the Molucca Sea, ...

BANGKOK: Bangkok's underlying soft-soil basin could dramatically intensify earthquake shaking and extend how long tremors ...

A technical report on the failure of the Canterbury Television building during an earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand in February 2011 illustrates how important seismic codes are in saving lives.