Discover interesting facts about how big earthquakes can get, why earthquakes happen, and why they're so hard to predict.

The devastating earthquake registered at an 7.9 magnitude. At 14:28:04, the earthquake forever changed the lives of over 15 million people, including 87,150 who were killed or went missing.

The Ring of Fire is home to 75% of the world's volcanoes and 90% of its earthquakes. 2 min read The Ring of Fire is a roughly 25,000-mile chain of volcanoes and seismically active sites that ...