When most people think of earthquakes, they imagine collapsed buildings, cracked roads, and dramatic images of destruction. Yet not all earthquakes produce visible surface damage. In fact, many ...

Researchers at the University of Sharjah have developed a new earthquake damper that works without electricity. Designed by ...

An earthquake of magnitude 7 or higher in the Tokyo area would kill up to 18,000 people and destroy about 400,000 buildings, ...

Taiwan’s strongest earthquake in a quarter century damaged buildings and left at least four people dead. Damage was reported ...

A 5.8 magnitude earthquake struck southern Peru, injuring 27 people and damaging some buildings. Officials report no deaths.

The two small earthquakes that hit New Jersey this week may have rattled the region’s nerves but resulted in no reported damage. Damaging earthquakes are very rare in the New York City region, though ...

The 1925 Santa Barbara earthquake caused major damage to buildings along State Street. Credit: Gledhill Library / Santa Barbara Historical Museum photo After the 1925 earthquake devastated Santa ...