earthquakes

Turkey-Syria quake deaths toll pass 33,000

Rescuers pulled more survivors from the rubble on Sunday, nearly a week after one of… Read More

Why multiple earthquakes are rattling one Indonesian island

The Indonesian holiday island of Lombok has been hammered by a series of powerful earthquakes… Read More

Twitter updates app to highlight big events, news stories

Twitter is changing its service to give more space to major events such as the… Read More

NASA’s newest Mars lander to study earthquakes on Red Planet

TAMPA: NASA is poised to launch its first lander to Mars since 2012, an unmanned… Read More

Big earthquakes predicted for 2018: Is your country safe?

Scientists have warned of potential increase in earthquakes in 2018 after their critical assessment of… Read More

Scientists warn of big earthquakes in 2018

Scientists have warned that there will be a significant increase in the occurrence of potentially… Read More

‘Disasters cost $71bn in first half of 2016’

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND: From earthquakes in Japan to wildfires in Canada, disasters cost the world economy… Read More

Aftershocks rock Indonesia after massive quake, calls for calm

Strong aftershocks continued to rock Indonesia on Thursday after a massive undersea quake sparked fears… Read More

Nepal extends Everest permits for climbers put off by earthquakes

KATHMANDU: Nepal has extended the climbing permits of hundreds of foreigners forced to abandon the… Read More

Twin earthquakes rattle Indonesia’s Sumatra: USGS

PADANG, Indonesia: Two powerful quakes struck Indonesia's Sumatra on Sunday, US seismologists said, but no… Read More

Major earthquakes of the past 30 years

KABUL: A powerful 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck Afghanistan's Hindu Kush region Monday, with strong tremors… Read More

China using animals to predict earthquakes: report

BEIJING: Chinese government researchers are using chickens, fish and toads to try to predict earthquakes,… Read More