The construction ingenuity of Athens' Parthenon has enabled it to miraculously survive natural disasters such as earthquakes.

Several buildings at Royal New Zealand Police College in Porirua have been assessed as severely earthquake-prone. Photo / New Zealand Police Police bosses are sending hundreds of workers and ...

Scientists say this belt of the Himalayas is under stress, with energy building ... quakes as an "earthquake swarm". Swarms are commonly observed in volcanic regions like Japan, Iceland, and ...

WARMUP AND WHAT FOLLOWS. COMING UP. USGS IS REPORTING ANOTHER EARTHQUAKE FELT IN THE GRANITE STATE THIS MORNING. IT’S REPORTING A 2.0 EARTHQUAKE ABOUT 11.8 MILES OFF THE COAST OF PORTSMOUTH.

An earthquake measuring magnitude 5.3 rattled near Santorini, Greece, on Tuesday, the latest in a series of earthquakes that have prompted people to flee the popular tourist destination.

But for busy people, here’s a summary of things you should know about what to do before, during and after an earthquake in Japan ... falling debris from trees, buildings, overhead wires or ...

A series of earthquakes near the Greek island of Santorini ... over concerns that large volumes of water could destabilize buildings in case of a strong quake. Another meeting was scheduled ...

A professor at Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Department of Disaster and Emergency Medicine, and director of the Emergency and Critical Care Center at Kobe University Hospital, KOTANI ...

Landslides have occurred in Santorini since earthquake activity was reported at the end of January.Image: ARIS MESSINIS/AFP via Getty Images Although newer buildings across the Greek islands have ...

while hotels were instructed to drain swimming pools to reduce potential building damage from an earthquake. Fire service rescuers who arrived on the island on Sunday set up yellow tents as a ...

Over the past four days, more than 200 earthquakes have been recorded between Santorini and Amorgos in the Aegean Sea, with the strongest reaching a magnitude of 4.9. Tremors, some with a ...