BEIJING, Aug. 22 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.5 jolted Drake Passage at 0216 GMT on Friday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter, with a depth of 10.8 km, was initially ...

Scheduled for Sept. 17 to 19 to coincide with the annual National Disaster Prevention Day, the drills would simulate a ...

Braving sub-zero cold, rescuers on Wednesday pulled to safety victims of an earthquake that rocked a remote area in China's northwestern Gansu province, while survivors faced months of uncertainty ...

In the wake of China’s deadliest earthquake in nearly a decade, emergency workers raced to find survivors and distribute aid in Jishishan County in China’s northwest.

An overnight earthquake killed at least 118 people in a cold and mountainous region in northwestern China, provincial officials said Tuesday, in the nation’s deadliest quake in 10 years.

A moderately strong, 5.9-magnitude earthquake struck in northwestern China on Monday, according to the United States Geological Survey.

The death toll from the 6.8-magnitude earthquake that struck southwestern China rose to 65 as rescuers searched for victims and survivors into Tuesday. Hundreds of other people were injured in the ...