A 9.5 earthquake that struck about 3,800 years in northern Chile was the greatest in human history, according to a new study.

Chile is one of the world's most earthquake-prone countries. A magnitude-8.8 quake and the tsunami it unleashed in 2010 killed more than 500 people it was so strong it shortened the Earth's day ...

In reality, Chile has experienced hundreds of significant earthquakes from 1570 to 2015, 29 of which are considered severe (above magnitude 8). Among them are the aforementioned earthquakes of 1575 ...

Chile, like other countries around the Pacific Rim's "ring of fire" earthquake zone, has a long history of major quakes, including the strongest recorded in recent history.

Atacama, Chile; 1922; magnitude 8.5 On Nov. 11 ... The quake also damaged nuclear reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, leading to one of the biggest nuclear disasters in history.

An 8.8 magnitude earthquake – one of the most powerful in recorded history – struck off the coast of Russia Tuesday, ...

Earthquakes can permanently crack the Earth, an investigation of quakes that have rocked Chile over the past million years suggests.

The most powerful known earthquake in history was centered only 140 miles from Saturday's, along the same fault line off the coast of Chile.

Chile was struck by a devastating earthquake this weekend. Despite the damage and the rising number of casualties, the international community has praised Chile's preparedness for this situation.

Chile, like other countries around the Pacific Rim's "ring of fire" earthquake zone, has a long history of major quakes, including the strongest recorded in recent history.

One of the most powerful earthquakes in modern history shook Russia’s remote east coast Wednesday, sending tsunami waves ...