The probability of a “megaquake” happening in Japan within the next 30 years has risen to over 80 per cent, the government’s earthquake investigation panel found. A megaquake is defined as ...

He remembers reading that article and latching on to the most salient detail: The brick school his children would attend, ...

An earthquake rattled Los Angeles hours after the 2025 Academy Awards ceremony wrapped up in Hollywood, according to multiple reports. The 3.9-magnitude tremor struck North Hollywood around 10:13 ...

The China Earthquake Networks Center measured the quake at a magnitude of 4.2 and a depth of 20 kilometers (12.4 miles), placing the epicenter in Yongqing county in neighboring Hebei province.

Japan's Meteorological Agency (JMA) has issued a special advisory warning of a heightened risk of a megaquake in the Nankai Trough region. This advisory follows a recent 7.1-magnitude earthquake ...

The Japan Meteorological Agency issued its first megaquake advisory, covering 707 municipalities from Okinawa to Ibaraki prefectures, after a magnitude-7.1 earthquake struck off Miyazaki ...

A magnitude 6.7 earthquake off the coast of New Zealand's South Island has sparked fears of a possible tsunami. The earthquake struck at 2.42pm (NZDT) on Tuesday at a depth of 12km about 160km ...

The Japanese Meteorological Agency has issued a megaquake advisory after Thursday's quake, as part of the Nankai Trough Earthquake Extra Information protocol. It has also lifted all tsunami ...

While seismic activity is natural, the most earthquake-prone cities in the world are usually built on unstable ground or near tectonic boundaries and face heightened risks. Below, we’ve rounded ...

AN EARTHQUAKE has rocked a tourist hotspot near the Great Barrier Reef - forcing holidaymakers to evacuate. The 4.4 magnitude quake struck near Townsville, North Queensland, around 9:30pm ...