Families returning to the remains of their homes are at high risk from unexploded weapons and contaminated rubble,' says ...

The ancient Turkish city may need five more years to return its glory days with an ambitious architectural plan ...

Residents on the popular island of Santorini have experienced thousands of earthquakes this month while researchers have ...

A woman who works for a company in the Oisemachi district of Wajima said she saw one of the destroyed buildings. “The whole two-story building was tilted by the New Year’s Day earthquake.

In the aftermath of the devastating Great Hanshin Earthquake in 1995, collapsed buildings blocked rescue ... homes were completely or partially destroyed. That same year, the government enacted ...

The fires will have a deep and lasting impact on construction, entertainment, retail and other sectors of the Los Angeles ...

A powerful 7.6 magnitude earthquake in the Caribbean Sea Saturday night, north of Honduras and southwest of the Cayman Islands, briefly triggered tsunami alerts that were later lifted. The U.S ...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - A Tsunami Advisory was in effect for Puerto Rico and nearby islands for part of Saturday evening after a powerful earthquake struck between Honduras and the Cayman Islands ...

Soft ground shakes more than hard ground, and wet soil can sometimes liquefy, or act like a liquid, during an earthquake. Liquefaction can cause buildings to sink several feet into the ground.

“We have a very strict building code which is applied across the country, especially in those areas that are more earthquake prone,” he said. “That’s why we feel very, very confident that ...

An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.6 occurred on Saturday in the Caribbean Sea, according to the US Geological Survey, sparking a tsunami advisory. The tremor hit 129 miles southwest of ...