A magnitude 6.8 earthquake that rocked the bottom of the South Island struck in a seismic environment poorly understood by scientists – but which poses a major tsunami hazard. The 2.43pm quake hit ...

Texas has been rattled by a series of small earthquakes within the past 24 hours, raising eyebrows in the typically calm ...

At around 6am GMT, a huge quake was recorded in the centre of Myanmar. The quake, which had a depth of 6.2 miles (10km) and was centred about 10.3 miles (17km) from Myanmar’s second-largest city ...

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim is set to hold talks in Bangkok on Thursday with Myanmar's junta chief to push for a ...

California was hit by another earthquake Wednesday, just days after a major 5.2 magnitude quake rocked the state. The US ...

The Hagia Sophia of Istanbul is no stranger to change -- through the centuries the city's architectural jewel has gone from ...

Scientists warn of an impending "Great Himalayan Earthquake," potentially exceeding magnitude 8, posing a significant threat ...

A herd of elephants at San Diego Zoo instinctively formed a protective circle around their calves during a 5.2-magnitude ...

Ndlula, Umngani and Khosi — scramble to encircle and shield the two 7-year-old calves, Zuli and Mkhaya, from any possible ...

A major 5.2 magnitude earthquake struck San Diego on Monday, and now the Southern Californian home to 1.4 million people hasn ...

A 5.2 magnitude San Diego earthquake jolted Southern California Monday morning, with the epicenter near the mountain town of ...