It sent buildings in many areas toppling to the ground, buckled roads, caused bridges to collapse and burst a dam.

Pieces fell from the ceiling and walls cracked as uniformed staff ran outside, some of them trembling and tearful, others grabbing cellphones to try to contact loved ones. The ground vibrated ...

A 30-storey skyscraper under construction for government offices collapsed in Bangkok on Friday, trapping 43 workers, police and medics said, after the city was rocked by a strong earthquake. The ...

A rock on Mars spilled a surprising yellow treasure after Curiosity accidentally cracked through its unremarkable exterior. When the rover rolled its 899-kilogram (1,982-pound) body over the rock ...

More than 170 skiers and snowboarders experienced the stuff of nightmares on Sunday when they were stranded for several hours on a ski lift whose structure had cracked, the Colorado Sun reported.