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 ...

The 2011 earthquake and tsunami killed nearly 20,000 people and devastated towns and nuclear meltdowns in Fukushima. Another quake, known as the Great Hanshin Earthquake, hit western Japan in 1995 ...

The term first entered mainstream use in the aftermath of the Great Hanshin Earthquake in 1995, during which time many older people were uprooted from communities and relocated to temporary shelters ...

Back-to-back earthquakes hit southeastern Cuba on Sunday, damaging houses, buildings and power lines as well as causing ...

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. If you’re on public transport: Follow the same guidelines ...

A woman is reflected on an electronic stock quotation board outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan, August 6, 2024. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan/File Photo Asian stocks tumbled on Tuesday dragged by ...

On average Australia experiences more than 100 low-level earthquakes each year. A 5.9 magnitude earthquake in Mansfield, Victoria in 2021 was one of the largest onshore quakes recorded in the sta ...