January 23, 1556—a day so devastating it makes modern disasters look like minor inconveniences. On this fateful Thursday, an ...

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The deadliest earthquake in the history of mankind took place in Shanxi ... One of the deadliest earthquakes to have rocked the world is the one that occurred in China’s Shaanxi, claiming the lives of ...

World Wetlands Day is celebrated annually on February 2 in honor of the signing of the Ramsar Convention. This holiday is ...

The 8.0 earthquake of 2008 was in Sichuan Province ... They are native to China and are found in the mountainous regions of Sichuan, Shaanxi, and Gansu provinces. They inhabit temperate forests with ...

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake has rattled southern Texas in the vicinity of San Antonio, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) ...

A magnitude 5.6 earthquake shook buildings in Taiwan on Thursday morning, as a series of temblors hit the island, causing ...

WARMUP AND WHAT FOLLOWS. COMING UP. USGS IS REPORTING ANOTHER EARTHQUAKE FELT IN THE GRANITE STATE THIS MORNING. IT’S REPORTING A 2.0 EARTHQUAKE ABOUT 11.8 MILES OFF THE COAST OF PORTSMOUTH.

An earthquake measuring magnitude 5.3 rattled near Santorini, Greece, on Tuesday, the latest in a series of earthquakes that have prompted people to flee the popular tourist destination.

A magnitude 5.6 earthquake shook buildings in Taiwan on Thursday morning, as a series of temblors hit the island, causing little damage but possibly portending more seismic activity in the near future ...

The East Coast was rocked by another earthquake on Monday—the second to hit within three days. The 3.8-magnitude quake was centered in York, ME, about 44 miles south of Portland and located ...