The in-depth story of the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant Disaster On March 11, 2011, the Japanese islands were struck by an earthquake of enormous force. For six minutes the ground was shaking, turning ...

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Turkey ’s northwestern province of Balikesir on Sunday, causing about a dozen buildings to ...

Fresh tremors come with country still reeling from Sunday night’s 6.0-magnitude quake that killed over 2,200 people, a toll ...

Survivors of an earthquake that hit Afghanistan’s mountainous eastern province of Kunar grappled with devastating loss after the disaster killed more than 1,400 people and crumbled thousands of homes.

Most of the dead and injured were sleeping indoors at the time of the earthquake, and were crushed by collapsing buildings. Because of the remoteness of the affected areas, and also blockage of road ...

Tsunami waves hit Hawaii after 8.8 earthquake. We explain the natural disasters While South Florida is safe from earthquake and tsunami threats, many are wondering about how the phenomena work.

It was at “one minute after sunrise” on Aug. 27, 1955 when a massive explosion at the Standard Oil Refinery in Whiting shook ...

The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami struck without warning, unleashing waves that devastated coastal communities and ...