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 ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

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

Rare back-to-back deadly earthquakes hit Venezuela on Wednesday, killing and injuring hundreds. Here are some of the deadliest earthquakes in South and Central America in the past century.

SOME people run into the street during an earthquake, but Rene Lagos would rather be indoors — preferably on the top floor of a skyscraper. The Chilean engineer crunched the numbers for some of the ...