The earthquake was powerful enough to change the course of the Mississippi River and create temporary waterfalls in it. About 15 miles south of the town of New Madrid, upheaval of the land caused ...

the second most powerful figure in Tibetan Buddhism after the Dalai Lama. According to Xinhua, the earthquake damaged more than 1,000 homes, including some that were “reduced to rubble.” ...

A strong earthquake struck southwestern Japan, the U.S. Geological Survey said, prompting authorities to issue a tsunami ...

A powerful earthquake has struck a remote region of ... Tuesday’s quake was the most powerful recorded within a 200km (124-mile) radius in the last five years, the CENC added.

BEIJING, Jan 7 (Reuters) - Tibet was struck with a magnitude 6.8 earthquake on Tuesday, one of the most powerful tremors in recent years, that hit the northern foothills of the Himalayas ...

The huge wave of water known as a tsunami, can be incredibly destructive as it surges onshore carrying all but the most solid objects inland.

The epicentre of Tuesday's magnitude 6.8 quake, one of the region's most powerful tremors in recent ... opens new tab. A strong earthquake that hit Tibet on Jan. 7 and measured magnitude 7.1 ...