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A 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck Vanuatu on Saturday (May 25), according to the United States Geological Survey. The natural disaster was centered in Port-Vila at a depth of 32.1 kilometers (about 52 miles). ( read original story ...)

On the first day of 2024, a 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck Japan, killing at least 57 people and destroying thousands of homes. This is not the first time the East Asian nation has weathered such ... ( read original story ...)

On a small island off Japan's northeastern coast, visitors make offerings at a shrine for unlikely local guardians: cats. ( read original story ...)

Whakatāne needs to prepare for a megathrust earthquake and resulting tsunami similar in size and strength to the 2011 Japan event, local GNS researcher Dr Mawera Karetai says. She has planned a series of workshops with GNS seismologists for next month as she feels most people in town are “woefully ill-prepared” for an earthquake. ( read ...

In an ongoing swarm of earthquakes that began hitting Japan in 2020, the shifting weight of surface water may have spurred the shaking ( read original story ...)

Panicked residents were seen pouring into the streets of the southern Italian city after the 4.4magnitude quake was registered shortly after 8pm local time (6pm GMT) ( read original story ...)

An earthquake measuring 6.0 on Richter scale jolts Japan on Tuesday, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said. However, no tsunami warnings were issued following the earthquake and there were no ... ( read original story ...)

A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Tuesday morning near the Ogasawara Islands in the Pacific Ocean south of Tokyo, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA). Its epicenter was at a depth of ... ( read original story ...)

The inability to earn a living in quake-hit cities is making them seek greener pastures elsewhere, a community leader says. ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, May 21 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.0 on Tuesday struck near the Ogasawara Islands in the Pacific Ocean, south of Tokyo, with no tsunami warnings issued, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said. ( read original story ...)

On March 11, 2011, a massive earthquake and tsunami struck Japan's northeastern Tohoku region. Donald Keene, who was in New York at the time, ... ( read original story ...)

A 4.1-magnitude earthquake struck California on Monday (May 20), according to the United States Geological Survey. The natural disaster was reported to be centered in Ocotillo Wells with a 11.2 ... ( read original story ...)

A 5.1-magnitude earthquake struck China on Monday (May 20), according to the United States Geological Survey. The natural disaster was reported to be centered in Kashgar with a 10 kilometer (about 6. ( read original story ...)

The increasing threat of flooding should be factored into how and where new homes are built, say Tewkesbury Borough Councillors ... ( read original story ...)

At least eight people have died after a powerful earthquake struck Japan's west coast on Monday afternoon, officials said. An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.5 struck at about 4:10 p ... ( read original story ...)

The Defense Ministry's Joint Staff is scheduled to conduct the Joint Exercise for Rescue (JXR) simulation drill involving the Self-Defense Forces Monday through Friday, preparing for a potentially ... ( read original story ...)