An earthquake with a distant epicenter and a relatively modest seismic intensity could still cause such large and lengthy swaying in high-rise buildings that would topple people on the upper floors.

The Japan Meteorological Agency has a unique seismic scale called shindo that measures ... At the seismic intensity of upper 5, people find it difficult to move and dishes could fall out from ...

In a development that has sent ripples through the Indian film industry, Bollywood superstar Hrithik Roshan has announced a ...

Conestoga Energy ("Conestoga" or the "Company"), the leading provider of low carbon intensity biofuel, today announced the successful completion of drilling operations for its first Class VI well ...

Coastal communities from northern California to British Columbia live atop the Cascadia Subduction Zone, which spans about ...

Southeast Asia experienced an unprecedented surge in disaster-induced displacements, driven by powerful typhoons, flooding ...

Aftershocks continue after 6.1 quake with tourist sites still closed - Seismologist Gerasimos Papadopoulos said there would ...

Moon rocks brought back by the Apollo missions exhibit surprising magnetic signatures. A recent study suggests these ...

The temblor occurred at 04:24 am local time at a depth of 80 km, measuring lower 5 on Japan's seismic intensity scale, which peaks at 7, said the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA). The epicenter was ...

According to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), the temblor occurred at 2:42 p.m. local time (0542 GMT), at a depth of 10 km, registering an upper 6 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7 in ...

A particularly severe phase of that persistent drought, fueled by climate change and of an intensity not seen for the preceding 1,200 years, set in between 2012 to 2016. It stressed out the region ...