A multi-sport stadium that hosted major events for over 100 years was left abandoned after a devastating natural disaster.

Following the magnitude 7.8 Kaikōura earthquake in 2016, a communication breakdown meant Christchurch's sirens did not sound until two hours afterwards at 2am - an hour after Civil Defence issued an ...

Earthquake expert Dr. Michel Bruneau, ... He said any quake that lasts 2 to 3 seconds and consists of three or four jolts is not anything that would cause major damage.

After people living in Southern California got over the shock of experiencing a 5.1-magnitude earthquake and a tropical storm at the same time, many asked the question: ...

A “great earthquake,” with a magnitude higher than 8.0, has not happened along the Cascadia subduction zone since January 26, 1700, when a magnitude 9 quake struck the region.

The USGS has estimated that a magnitude 7.0 Hayward quake could cause up to 800 deaths and 18,000 nonfatal injuries, as well as the displacement of 77,000 households due to building damage.