Stories tagged "earthquake"

At least 30 people were killed or reported missing and about 180,000 homes destroyed in a powerful earthquake in southwest China.

BEIJING (Reuters) - An earthquake that hit southwest China's Sichuan and Yunnan provinces has killed 25 people, damaged or destroyed more than 100,000 homes and affected at least 600,000 people

A 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck Canada's Vancouver Island early Thursday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

A strong earthquake shook central Indonesia Tuesday, causing tall buildings in the capital to sway and prompting a tsunami alert, authorities and witnesses said.

China's southwest quake-hit Sichuan Province is to add psychological counseling to the school curriculum to relieve possible post-quake mental stress of pupils.

The New York City area is at "substantially greater" risk of earthquakes than formerly believed, scientists said Thursday.

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Where can we go when there's no San Francisco? Ssh! Better get ready to tie up the boat in Idaho.

USGS its getting great detail from its online "Did you feel it?" feature and wants more people to report how much shaking they felt during the 5.4 quake that hit Southern Caliornia on July 29.

A device originally put into laptops to prevent damage to the hard drive if the machine is dropped can be used to give warnings on earthquakes. The Quakecatcher Network successfully detected last month's quake in Los Angeles.