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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 ...

(Reuters) - A massive magnitude-8.8 earthquake struck near the coast of south-central Chile in the early hours of Saturday, shaking buildings in the capital Santiago, 200 miles away and triggering a ...

(FOX40.COM) — There are many popular beliefs surrounding where earthquakes come from, their impact, and whether they can be forecast. Here’s what some experts had to say about myths surrounding the ...

Earth's crust is the planet's outermost layer. It is made of solid rock and sits on top of another layer, called the mantle.