At 5:46 a.m. on Jan. 17, people across Kobe and the Kansai region observed a moment of silence to mark the anniversary of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake, which claimed 6,434 lives. At Kobe East ...

In the spring of 1995, not long after the Great Hanshin Earthquake of Jan. 17 that year, I wrote a story for The Asahi Shimbun. It was about people who had survived the catastrophe and suffered ...

They studied economic impact over 20 years, seeing as the effects of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake are believed to have lasted that long. Damage from that quake is estimated at about 890 ...

When I felt the ground shaking during the 1989 Loma Prieta quake in California and a few years later, during the 1996 Great ...

cover and hold on as millions of people around the world participate in the 2024 Great ShakeOut, with over 57 million people around the world registered to practice in the annual earthquake drill.

Millions of people across California will participate in the Great California ShakeOut on Thursday, a day dedicated to practicing earthquake safety. More than 10.5 million people have signed up ...

“That’s why we do these drills, as a chance to remind people [that] we live in earthquake country,” Deci added. “It’s a reality of living in this great state, and we need to be ...

SEATTLE — Are you prepared if an earthquake were to shake western Washington? That's the focus of the Great Washington ShakeOut Thursday. The annual event focuses on preparing people for an ...

SEATTLE — Are you prepared if an earthquake were to shake western Washington? That was the focus of the Great Washington ShakeOut Thursday. The annual event focuses on preparing people for an ...

Millions of Californians are preparing to participate in the Great ShakeOut to practice what to do during an earthquake. Over 10.4 million Californians have already signed up to participate ...

Millions of people worldwide will practice earthquake safety drills during International ShakeOut Day on Thursday, Oct. 17. At 10:17 a.m., millions will participate in earthquake drills at work ...