Earthquakes have shaped the planet’s geography and influenced human history in profound ways. Among these natural events, one ...

Measuring a magnitude of 5.2, it is the most powerful tremor to have hit the ... Greece lies in a highly seismically active part of the world and earthquakes are frequent. But it is extremely ...

Residents in Naples, Italy, are recovering after a 4.4 magnitude earthquake hit the city. It is the most powerful earthquake the area has seen in 40 years. NBC News' Ellison Barber has more on the ...

On March 11, 2011, a major earthquake and a subsequent tsunami caused the Fukushima nuclear accident in Japan. In 2004, ...

The most powerful earthquake in the period of seismic activity measured 5.3 in magnitude, and could be felt in Athens. The focal depth of the quake was 10.6 miles. After the major earthquake on ...

New research from The University of Texas at Austin Jackson School of Geosciences could aid in predicting the world’s most powerful earthquakes.

Taiwan is no stranger to powerful earthquakes yet their ... of seismic faults encircling the Pacific Ocean where most of the world’s earthquakes occur. The area is particularly vulnerable ...