An earthquake with a magnitude estimated at 6.1 rattled Rome and central Italy early Wednesday, leaving at least two people dead according to Italy’s Ansa Chronicle. Social media users are reporting the collapse of numerous buildings in the town of … Read More
A 72-year-old man has been found alive amid rubble in Ecuador almost two weeks after an earthquake devastated the country on April 16, according to the Venezuelan embassy in Quito. The man was rescued Friday local time by Venezuelan rescuers after … Read More
A national emergency has been declared in Ecuador after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck the region shortly after nightfall on Saturday. The quake — which had an epicenter near the country’s capital, Quito — demolished entire cities, trapping many survivors under … Read More
The death toll in Ecuador has risen to 238 following a powerful earthquake on Saturday evening. Government officials, who released the new figures in a press release Sunday, said hundreds of buildings were also destroyed in the magnitude-7.8 quake. Major … Read More
The 7.3-magnitude earthquake that struck Kumamoto Prefecture in Japan has been followed by dangerous aftershocks, and now the death toll in the region resulting from the quake is up to 41, according to the Asahi Shimbun And while a number … Read More
UPDATED April 16, 2016 9:45 p.m. PT A powerful 7.8-magnitude earthquake shook the coast of Ecuador Saturday evening, killing at least 41. The destructive temblor caused a bridge, an airport tower and dozens of buildings to collapse. Electricity also went … Read More
UPDATED 9:10 p.m. PT with new count of dead and injured Toppled buildings and destroyed roads could be seen throughout the Kyushu island of Japan on Saturday local time as people began to assess the damage of an overnight 7.3-magnitude … Read More
A strange sea of bubbles filled streets in a southern Japanese city in the early hours of Saturday morning, after an earthquake and several aftershocks rattled the south of the country. In the Tenjin area of Fukuoka city, motorists and pedestrians … Read More
The deepest part of the ocean lies in the Mariana Trench near Micronesia. It is dark, mysterious abyss that few of us will ever see. But now we can hear what it sounds like, thanks to a new study from … Read More