The Fire and Disaster Management Agency issued an emergency alert at the time of the quake, predicting strong shaking in the ...

An earthquake measuring 5.9 on the Richter scale struck eastern Hokkaido in northern Japan today.According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, the quake occurred southeast of the Nemuro Peninsula at a ...

The decision follows a review meeting chaired by chief secretary Rajeev Verma, who highlighted the urgent need for ...

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In December 1989, the United Nations declared Oct. 13 International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction. At the time, the aim was ...

New research offers the theory that the San Andreas fault and the Cascadia subduction zone could produce devastating back-to-back earthquake disasters.

A major earthquake hasn’t struck any of California’s biggest cities in more than three decades, but the “Big One” is a matter ...

San Andreas, Cascadia faults could combine to produce back-to-back earthquake disasters, new research suggests – Nation and ...

They are two of the West Coast's most destructive generators of huge quakes: the San Andreas fault and the Cascadia ...

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The disaster killed 15,900 people, with 2,520 people still listed as missing as of the end of February, according to the ...

As parts of the country continue to experience consecutive typhoons and earthquakes, some Filipinos are reporting what ...