Behzad Fatahi from the University of Technology Sydney’s School of Civil and Earthquake Engineering urged residents of Port Vila and nearby countries to remain vigilant for aftershocks and warned of ...

Vanuatu hospital facilities were completely over capacity as the Pacific Island nation requested international assistance after a massive quake I did ...

The ultimate pursuit is the prediction of occurrence of an earthquake thus giving us precious minutes to save lives. An earthquake generates a 3-dimensional shock wave. Forces are generated ...

The USGS expects landslides along the river bluffs or other steep slopes in large earthquakes. Saturated soils can liquefy, particularly in river valleys. The USGS expects a lot of liquefaction in ...

“Secondary hazards, such as soil liquefaction and landslides ... a building damaged is seen in Port Vila following a powerful earthquake. Picture: Tim Cutler via AP A look inside a damaged ...

A 3.3 magnitude earthquake was reported Monday afternoon in Ohio and felt in parts of Kentucky and West Virginia. According to the United States Geological Survey, the earthquake was reported at ...

There’s a 37% chance that a dreaded “megathrust” earthquake will rock Oregon within the next 50 years. How is the Beaver ...

The powerful 7.0-magnitude earthquake off the coast of Northern California on December 5 sent shock waves 500 miles away, turning Devils Hole, a remote pool in Death Valley National Park ...

SACRAMENTO — A magnitude 5.5 earthquake that struck in a remote area of Nevada on Monday afternoon sent shaking throughout Central California, including the Sacramento area. In Sacramento ...

A swarm of earthquakes rattled along the New Madrid fault line, sparking fear of the “big one” shaking the area known for tremors. Centered in New Madrid, Missouri, the seismic zone “is the ...

Getty Images/iStockphoto A swarm of earthquakes rattled along the New Madrid fault line, sparking fear of the “big one” shaking the area known for tremors. Centered in New Madrid, Missouri ...