Nepal lies in one of the most active tectonic zones (Seismic zones IV and V), making the Himalayan nation extremely vulnerable to earthquakes. So far, the worst quake it has witnessed was in April ...

According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), Indonesia is the most earthquake-prone country, having recorded ...

Earthquakes occur when the rock on one side of a fault slips relative to the other. The fault surface can be vertical, ...

Nearly seventeen years ago - on May 28, 2008, to be exact - Nepal abolished a 239-year-old Hindu monarchy. On Sunday, over 10 ...

At least four people were injured in Kathmandu and elsewhere due to a strong earthquake in the neighbouring Sindhupalchowk district early Friday morning. The quake measuring 6.1 magnitude was recorded ...

April 25, 2015: A massive earthquake of magnitude 7.8 struck Nepal, with tremors felt across Delhi-NCR. The intensity in Delhi was significant, leading to widespread evacuations and minor ...

Great East Japan Earthquake struck in the mid-afternoon, train services in the Tokyo metropolitan area came to a halt for ...

A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 7.1 that killed more than 50 people in western China near Nepal on Tuesday was ... dead in Sichuan province. April 2010: A magnitude 7.1 earthquake kills ...

Habitat for Humanity offers up to US$40,000 in grants for innovative youth-led housing solutions in Asia-Pacific ...

More than half a million Haitians in the United States are facing the threat of deportation in a few months, after the Trump administration revoked an extension of Temporary Protected Status that had ...

Last week, thousands of U.S. Agency for International Development employees walked out of the Ronald Reagan Building for the ...

Nepal, an LDC that first met the graduation ... by the CDP at the 2018 triennial review due to the devastating earthquake in April 2015, which brought havoc to the country's economy and people's ...