An earthquake of magnitude 7 or higher in the Tokyo area would kill up to 18,000 people and destroy about 400,000 buildings, according to a government expert panel’s estimates released on Dec. 19.

A new estimate from the Japanese government has projected that a "capital direct earthquake" of magnitude 7 or higher in Tokyo could result in 18,000 deaths. A "capital direct earthquake" occurs due ...

"We see evidence of restoration. Work will continue to restore the architectural texture in other parts of the site and to ...

The year 2025 was marked by a series of powerful earthquakes across the globe. From Himalayas to island nations, seismic ...

Residents were clearing the rubble of their destroyed homes in the Afghan province of Samangan on Monday, a day after a powerful earthquake shook the area. Residents were clearing the rubble of their ...

The apparently illegal demolition of two of San Francisco's few remaining earthquake shacks has been stopped by city building inspectors, but not before they had been reduced to the roofs and some ...

Charleston was still in a state of catastrophic chaos 149 years ago this week. An earthquake that probably would’ve registered about 7.3 on today’s Richter scale had devastated the Lowcountry when it ...