KOBE (Kyodo) -- The western Japan city of Kobe and nearby areas on Friday marked the 30th anniversary of the magnitude-7.3 earthquake that killed over 6,400 people, with many hoping to keep alive ...

PORT VILA, January 16, 2025 – The World Bank continues to support Vanuatu to recover from the aftermath of last month’s devastating 7.3 magnitude earthquake with an additional US$30 million of funding ...

A small earthquake that startled residents near Richmond, Virginia, this week is a reminder that the East Coast is not exempt from the dangers of temblors. The 2.8 quake hit about 6 miles ...

A 2.8 magnitude earthquake occurred at about 5:30 p.m. local time on Tuesday, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), with the epicenter of the quake situated just to the ...

Wednesday update: The U.S. Geological Survey reported early Wednesday that another small earthquake had shaken part of the Richmond area. At 2:50 a.m., there was a magnitude 2.3 earthquake ...

A small earthquake shook Henrico County in Virginia Tuesday evening, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The earthquake happened about 5:28 p.m. and had a magnitude of 2.8, which is ...

A small earthquake shook the ground in Virginia northwest of Richmond on Tuesday evening, causing no immediate reports of damage or injury but prompting a response from Gov. Glenn Youngkin.

An "unusually large" ice volcano in Iceland could be about to blow after more than 130 earthquakes hit the region in a five-hour period, experts say. The earthquake swarm began in the northwestern ...

Yet another earthquake has rattled South Central Texas. It’s becoming an increasingly common occurrence in a region that rarely reported quakes in decades past, and some say the oil industry is ...

TOKYO -- A tsunami advisory has now been lifted after an earlier warning in the wake of a strong earthquake Monday off the coast of Japan's Miyazaki Prefecture, officials said. The U.S. Geological ...