On 15 August 1950, an 8.6 magnitude earthquake shook the Himalaya mountains – wiping out whole villages in Tibet and north-east India. The death toll was estimated to be about 4,800. The late British ...

A powerful 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula early Wednesday, triggering tsunami fears across the Pacific. The quake now ranks as the world’s sixth-strongest ever recorded, ...

The strongest earthquake ever recorded, a magnitude 9.5, struck Chile’s southern coast in 1960. Below is a list and details ...

The strongest earthquake ever recorded, a magnitude 9.5, struck Chile's southern coast in 1960. Below is a list and details ...

From Chile to Japan, let’s take a look at the top 10 most powerful earthquakes that shook the world: In 1960, Biobio, Chile, ...

An 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula on Wednesday, triggering a tsunami warning and mass ...

One of the world's biggest earthquakes has triggered evacuations and tsunami warnings. Here are the 10 strongest earthquakes ...

A handful of regions around the world regularly unleash terrifyingly large earthquakes. Here are the 21 largest earthquakes ...

A powerful 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula, triggering tsunami alerts across the Pacific. Here's ...

China’s $167 billion mega-dam in Tibet is a colossal hydropower project aimed at reviving its slowing economy. Massive in scale, it’s also seen as a tool to assimilate Tibet through economic ...

Baba Vanga warned that huge earthquakes could lead to destruction across the planet, possibly marking the beginning of a global catastrophe.