India, July 4 -- A moderate earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale jolted the coastal waters off central Chile on Friday afternoon, rattling nearby communities and triggering immediate ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. May 25 (Reuters) - A strong earthquake struck Chile's important mining region of Antofagasta on Monday afternoon, ‌disrupting ...

The damage in Caracas and La Guaira has reignited the debate over the safety standards required for buildings in earthquake-prone countries ...

Tsunami waves hit Japan, Hawaii and the U.S. West Coast on Wednesday after an 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck off Russia's ...

A 5.5-magnitude earthquake struck Chile on Wednesday, the same day after two powerful quakes measuring 7.2 and 7.5 hit central Venezuela, killing at least 32 people and leaving hundreds injured. An ...

A massive quake struck Calama, Chile, in 2024, surprising scientists with its unusual depth and destructive power. Unlike typical deep quakes, it broke past thermal limits and triggered an intense ...

A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck offshore Chile late on May 31, shaking buildings across the Valparaiso region and prompting 151 people to file felt reports with seismic monitors. The quake hit 33 km ...

An earthquake measuring 5.5 magnitude struck near coast of central Chile on Friday, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) said.

The threat of tsunami waves for coastal regions of Chile quickly passed, after a large earthquake in the body of water that connects the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. A category 7.5 quake struck the ...

Off the southern coast of Chile, three tectonic plates meet at a point known as the Chile Triple Junction. Two are oceanic plates, the Nazca and the Antarctic, which are separating in an active ...