As the northern Chilean city of Copiapo was preparing last week to hold earthquake drills, it was hit by a real-life one: a 6.4-magnitude quake that cut power to thousands and caused structural damage ...

The National Seismological Center of the University of Chile reported that the 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck at 1:15 pm local time, approximately 54 kilometres south of Diego de Almagro in the ...

The Valdivia earthquake killed up to 6,000 people and sent tsunamis out across the Pacific Ocean. For comparison, researchers believe the new Chile megaquake hit with a magnitude of 9.5.

Scientists detected a slow-motion earthquake off Japan, offering rare insight into hidden faults and tsunami risks beneath ...

Taiwan lies along the Pacific 'Ring of Fire,' a line of seismic faults encircling the Pacific Ocean from Chile to New Zealand where most of the world's earthquakes occur., Asia News - Times Now ...

A strong earthquake struck northern Chile on Friday, June 6, causing minor infrastructural damage and power disruptions. According to USGS, the magnitude was 6.4.

The earthquake caused the planet to spin slightly faster, shortening the length of a day on Earth by 1.8 microseconds—about ...

Researchers ran a series of simulations using varied parameters, including characteristics typical of northern and southern ...

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan was struck by an earthquake about 71 kilometers (44.1 miles) south of Hualien City, monitoring agencies said. The quake hit seconds after cell phone alarms went off at ...

Tsunamis pose a risk to the entirety of the California coast. But should a major one strike, how bad could it be?

Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino urged member nations at the Mercosur Summit in Buenos Aires, to back the Río Indio ...

And he built their dream home by hand, with wood from the forest and cement made from beach sand. With its curved walls, the house looked like a giant wave. Just two years after construction was ...