At 10:47 AM on February 3, 1931, the earth shook violently beneath Napier, New Zealand. Two and a half minutes later, most of the town lay in ruins, consumed first by earthquake and then by fire.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jeanne Allen is founder and CEO of the Center for Education Reform. A political earthquake is shaking Washington, and this time it ...

Happy Birthday to the Humboldt Earthquake Education Center (HEEC). The center owes its existence to the California Earthquake Education Act of 1984 when the California Legislature designated the ...

KUNA — Earthquakes may feel like a remarkable and jarring event, but for Idaho, a state that ranks among the highest in the nation for earthquake risk, they are hardly a rare occurrence. In a ...