Earthquakes are part of nature but they do not have to be disasters. DW looks at some countries that are showing how ...

Earthquakes are part of nature but they do not have to be disasters. DW looks at some countries that are showing how ...

A 6.9-magnitude earthquake hit off the coast of New Britain Island in Papua New Guinea early this morning, leading to a tsunami warning for the region, according to the US Geological Survey.

According to the USGS, Chile can claim the largest earthquake of the 20th century – Valdivia’s 1960 quake that registered 9.5 in magnitude. But the USGS pointed out that magnitude does not ...

including the 1960 Valdivia earthquake in Chile, the 1964 Alaska earthquake, and the 2011 Tohoku earthquake in Japan. It comes as authorities in Myanmar continued to search for survivors in the ...

What are the biggest earthquakes in history? - Massive Myanmar earthquake causes widespread destruction, with hundreds feared ...

An earthquake of magnitude 6.8 struck off the coast of south-central Chile on Sunday ... west-northwest of Valdivia in the Pacific Ocean.

1. Chile 1960: Magnitude 9.4 to 9.6 Initially thought to be a magnitude 9.5, an earthquake 100 miles off the city of Valdivia on the coast of Chile is the strongest to have been recorded.

1. Chile 1960: Magnitude 9.4 to 9.6 Initially thought to be a magnitude 9.5, an earthquake 100 miles off the city of Valdivia on the coast of Chile is the strongest to have been recorded. It took ...