Magnitude 7.9 The Sichuan quake killed nearly 90,000 people and caused widespread devastation. The 2004 Indian Ocean Earthquake and Tsunami (Indonesia) Magnitude: 9.1–9.3 This earthquake ...

Buried "megaripples" — some the size of five-story buildings — are helping scientists piece together the devastation ...

while the story of the Japanese earthquake and tsunami that occurred last March may move from the front page, individuals are still struggling to cope with the widespread devastation on the island.

If a significant earthquake were to hit on these faults, it would likely cause mass destruction to properties ... "That can send a tsunami and also really damaging shaking,” Tobin warns.

A study found that tectonic plates beneath the Chishima Trench are not slipping past each other but appear to be locked ...

The tsunami that struck Japan on Friday brought back memories of the tsunami of 2004 that devastated many parts of Sri Lanka. At the time, the steady destruction of coral reefs around the country was ...

As the massive tsunami surged over a 6.4-meter seawall, it swallowed the town below. Along the railway embankment, people ...

(James Whitlow Delano) After the Tohoku earthquake spawned a tsunami which tore through northeastern Japan on March 11, 2011, photographer James Whitlow Delano used his Leica camera to document ...

Tarmac, parking lot and surrounding area are covered with mud and debris carried by tsunami at Sendai Airport in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture (state) after Japan was struck by a strong earthquake off ...

The Iwate Tsunami Memorial Museum ... interrupted only by the sound of waves — a reminder of both destruction and renewal. For those traveling through Iwate, a stop here is more than a history ...

A substantial earthquake on these faults could lead to widespread destruction ... event that could result in severe shaking and a tsunami, warns Tobin. The last significant earthquake to hit ...