CORVALLIS, Ore. – New geologic mapping in the Himalayan mountains of Kashmir between Pakistan and India suggests that the region is ripe for a major earthquake that could endanger the lives of as many as a million people. Scientists have known about the Riasi fault in Indian Kashmir, but it wasn’t thought to be as […]
For the third time in a week, Japan has been struck by a major earthquake. On Wednesday, Japan was subjected to another quake, this one struck near the northern island of Honshu. This latest quake struck near where the March 2011 quake struck, killing 15,000 people and heavily damaging the Fukushima nuclear facility. Japan suffers […]
The death toll from a massive earthquake in Ecuador has risen rose to 350, as rescuers continue to pull bodies from flattened buildings. Officials fear the death toll could continue to rise from the 7.8-magnitude earthquake, which struck Ecuador’s northwest coast late Saturday. “Many people remain buried under the rubble,” according to Ecuadorian Red Cross […]
Residents throughout south-central Alaska were jolted from their sleep with a huge jolt at 1:30 am that lasted for 30-45 seconds. The quake was initially reported as not one, but two shakers, generated within three seconds of each other and five miles apart. The reported 6.4 and 7.1 quakes, later reported by the USGS as a […]