A massive earthquake struck central China on Monday, killing up to 5,000 people in a single county and trapping nearly 900 students under the rubble of their school

80 percent of the buildings had collapsed in Beichuan county in Sichuan province picked by 2manyusernames 5 months ago

California faces an almost certain risk of being rocked by a strong earthquake by 2037, scientists said Monday in the first statewide temblor forecast. New calculations reveal there is a 99.7 percent chance a magnitude 6.7 quake or larger will strike in the next 30 years. picked by JDRucker 6 months ago

The island of Honshu was rocked by a 6.9 magnitude earthquake this morning. picked by chinook 4 months ago

If Monday’s earthquake in China has sparked an interest in seismology, and you happen to own a Mac laptop, you can transform your computer into your own personal seismic station. A free program from SeisMac takes advantage of the acceleration sensor inside you computer to register when it gets the shakes. picked by AutumnLotus 5 months ago

A strong earthquake measuring 6.1 has hit southern Iceland, 50km (30 miles) from the capital, Reykjavik. picked by topofall 5 months ago

CNN reports that this morning, Vancouver Island residents experienced an earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale. It's apparently so recent that there is no other information on it. However, Vancouver's CHEK news reported several smaller shocks yesterday. Hope all our plimates there are OK. picked by meggysue 2 months ago

A massive earthquake struck Indonesia on Wednesday, triggering a tsunami in the town of Padang. A wave of up to nine feet was reported to have hit Padang about 20 minutes after the quake. picked by Moe 1 year ago

Seismologists made use of the sensors built into many new laptops that sense when the computer is being dropped, and turned them into earthquake monitors. picked by PulsisX 6 months ago

People across China have opened their wallets to give earthquake aid -- and fraudsters have swung into action to capitalise on the burst of generosity. picked by 2longdogs 5 months ago

Rescuers were today battling stormy weather to reach survivors of the Chinese earthquake as the death toll of 12,000 was predicted to soar and nearly 19,000 people were feared buried in one area alone. IMAGES MAY BE DISTURBING FOR SOME. Update on this post. picked by AutumnLotus 5 months ago

A magnitude 7.0 earthquake hit northern Japan on Thursday morning, triggering a small tsunami that apparently caused no damage, Japan's Meteorological Agency said. There were no immediate reports of injuries. picked by bingo 1 month ago

On May 12, when the catastrophic earthquake hit China, a photographer was preparing to shoot a wedding. Instead, he captured some magnificent photos of this tragedy.

It is an article, but the pictures are incredible. picked by JoshSF49 5 months ago

Residents are cleaning up after a 6.0 earthquake hit Wells, Nev. picked by mutil8or 8 months ago

An American tourist who survived China's deadly earthquake says he is not only lucky to be alive -- he had a "surreal" experience of sharing the moment with giant pandas. picked by topofall 5 months ago

Heather was shooting her daily horoscope video for the internet when the earthquake hit. Here's her reaction!! picked by stinkobinko 3 months ago

First reported here yesterday. It doesn't seem fair that even the earth is "punishing" this part of the continent that is already enduring so much human suffering. Let's hope this sort of thing will lead people to stop their self-induced, mutual suffering, by working together to alleviate earthquake damage. History, unfortunately, indicates that this is unlikely to happen... picked by rambler 8 months ago

An earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale shook southwestern Greece early on Monday, but no damage or injuries were reported. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Pictures of earthquake with a magnitude of at least 4.3 in the UK. In reference to rambler's earlier post. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

A new kind of earthquake has been discovered, which are of such low frequency that they go unfelt on the surface, but according to Japanese researchers, these 'silent quakes' could help to predict the big ones. picked by teaya21 2 years ago

Kent police say there have been reports of an earth tremor in the Folkestone area of Kent, Southeastern UK. (Image not from there.)
I'm watching this news now on SkyTV (things are still developing as I write), it seems an earthquake of between 4,7 and 5,0 on the Richter scale has struck a little while ago. picked by rambler 1 year ago