The government has declared a national emergency following the tremor, which struck at 07:34 local time (12:34 GMT).

Engineer José Gregorio Rengel discussed the devastating consequences of the earthquake, Venezuela's building codes, and ...

Earthquakes are among the greatest global challenges for the safety of structures. Existing buildings constructed before the introduction of modern earthquake standards are particularly vulnerable, as ...

By Sarah Morland Aug 12 (Reuters) - As Colombia reels from one of the strongest earthquakes in its recorded history that killed at least 250, just weeks after more than 6,000 deaths in twin quakes in ...

The Hingoli district administration has decided to make all new houses, including those built under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY), earthquake-resistant in identified seismic zones, following ...

A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck south-western Japan on Tuesday, collapsing part of a shopping mall, bringing down a historic shrine, and killing at least 18 people. The toll is expected to rise as ...

The magnitude-7.4 quake had its epicentre near a village on the Pacific Coast.

ALAMEDA COUNTY, CA - A 3.8 magnitude quake jolted near San Leandro on Thursday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

The earthquake was one of the strongest in Colombia’s recorded history, and killed at least 250. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

People in Guatemala have been urged to seek shelter and avoid the coast, after a tsunami warning was issued following a huge earthquake. People evacuated buildings and ran for their lives, following ...