From the sensation of the world shaking beneath your feet, to the fear of what might happen next, it doesn’t matter how many ...

A 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck Sunday near Tonga, a nation of more than 170 islands in the South Pacific Ocean.

A 3.2-magnitude earthquake in the Pacific Ocean shook the Los Angeles area in California, the U.S. Geological Survey reported ...

A recent Japanese government report warns of a potential megaquake in the Nankai Trough, which could result in devastating tsunamis and up to 300,000 fatalities.

NPL and MSL in New Zealand successfully detected a multitude of earthquakes in the Pacific Ocean using a pioneering detection technique. The team are performing ultra-sensitive optical ...

The death toll in last week's 7.7-magnitude earthquake that struck Myanmar near its second-largest city of Mandalay rose to 2,719, with more than 3,900 injured and about 270 missing. It damaged the ...

After the huge destruction and aftermath of the Myanmar earthquake, we take a look at some of the most powerful tremors ever recorded across the world - triggering huge devastation ...

The tsunami made its way through the Pacific Ocean, causing up to $1 million of damage in Hawaii, where the waves destroyed boats and piers and killed six cows. The Great Tohoku Earthquake struck ...

When an earthquake occurs beneath the ocean floor, they push massive quantities of water into waves moving as fast as jet ...

A massive earthquake has hit near Tonga, prompting fears of a tsunami for the Pacific island country. The US Geological Survey said the 7.1 magnitude earthquake hit about 62 miles north-east of the ...

Even more astonishing are the “big ones,” such as the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake, with over 227,000 fatalities, or the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami, which was the world’s costliest ...