It is the deadliest recorded quake in history. Probably the second deadliest earthquake in recorded history and the worst of the past 100 years also occurred in China. At 3:42 local time, on July 28, ...

Tsunamis, triggered by earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and landslides, have caused immense devastation throughout history. The 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami was the deadliest, claiming over 230,000 ...

Scientists have found an explanation for the deadliest earthquake in European history, which destroyed Lisbon in 1755. Earth ...

The deadliest earthquakes in history revisted amidst devastation in Turkey and Syria The worst natural disasters have predominantly taken place in China with hundreds of thousands of lives lost in ...

Natural disasters have taken the lives of millions of people throughout history. China is home to some of the deadliest natural disasters of all time. The 2004 tsunami in Indonesia killed 227,898 ...

A magnitude 8.2 earthquake caused a tsunami that killed more than 5,200 people on Dec. 30, 1703, according to NOAA data. The event occurred off the southwest Boso Peninsula, which is just south of ...

California's Bay Area is recovering from the 6.0 magnitude earthquake that struck early morning August 24th. The state is well-acquainted with abrupt seismic activity, but there are many regions ...

California's Bay Area is recovering from the 6.0 magnitude earthquake that struck early morning August 24th. The state is well-acquainted with abrupt seismic activity, but there are many regions ...

Far beneath the waves, down in the depths of the Japan Trench—seven kilometers below sea level—lie hidden clues about some of ...