ISTANBUL -- A strong earthquake struck Friday in the Aegean Sea between the Turkish coast and the Greek island of Samos, killing at least 14 people and injuring over 500 amid collapsed buildings and ...

When earthquakes occur, it is the older buildings that often collapse first because they are not engineered to resist powerful earthquake forces. Those newer buildings, however, that look structurally ...

Strong shaking lasting 10 to 20 seconds was felt in Bitung in North Sulawesi province as well as in Ternate city in ...

A technical report on the failure of the Canterbury Television building during an earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand in February 2011 illustrates how important seismic codes are in saving lives.

A strong earthquake hit Indonesia’s Ternate Island on Thursday, damaging buildings, killing an elderly woman, and creating ...

The earthquake that rocked central Mexico Tuesday afternoon has killed more than 200 people and sparked desperate searches for survivors and victims in rubble across Mexico City. Judy Woodruff speaks ...

A major 7.4-magnitude earthquake has jolted northern Indonesia, killing at least one person. An initial tsunami warning has since been lifted.

An undersea magnitude 7.4 earthquake toppled buildings in parts of northern Indonesia, sent people fleeing from their homes, ...

The epicentre was about 129 km off the coast of Bitung at a depth of 33 km. The main quake was followed by at least 29 ...

Researchers have drawn inspiration from butterfly wings to create a lightweight lattice structure that ...

The 1985 Mexico City earthquake was devastating, and the ruling PRI party's response was a disaster of another sort.