For the Valley 31 years later, the 1994 Northridge earthquake was a defining moment, testing the resilience of its residents and the strength of its community institutions.
More than 1,000 memorial events were held Jan. 17 to mark the 30th anniversary of the Great Hanshin Earthquake that claimed around 6,400 lives and reduced much of the port city of Kobe to ruins.
The City of Vancouver wants to spend $218 million to ensure the vital traffic artery can withstand an earthquake. As it currently stands, it says a moderate earthquake could topple the 40-year-old ...
AT PENPOINTIt was perhaps a reminder of the fleeting nature of human power to see the world’s two superpowers, the USA and ...
In the aftermath of the devastating 6.8 magnitude earthquake that struck Xizang, the swift government action to rescue ...
The snap election was called last November when the opposition tried to oust the government with a motion of no confidence, ...
A month after the December 17 earthquake struck and killed 14 people, voters are heading to the polls with the memories of ...
After a powerful earthquake struck China's remote Tibet region, killing at least 126 people, an old video of houses ...
A boy from Gurum Village in Chamco Township of Dingri County in Xigaze, Southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, together with his friend from the same village, saves a yak. Ph ...
At least two Tibetan Buddhism monastic centres were severely damaged in Tibet with an unknown number of monks and nuns hurt, ...
At least two Tibetan Buddhism monastic centres were severely damaged in Tibet with an unknown number of monks and nuns hurt, according to the few state media reports on the damage to religious sites ...
Dhaka is currently at earthquake risk as it has already been over hundred years after a major tremor struck Bangladesh in ...