On Jan. 17, 1995, a powerful earthquake rocked Kobe, Japan, and the surrounding area, killing about 5,500 people.

And, I remember  larger earthquakes in California when I would find my mother running from room to room taking "roll call" to see if all the members in her family were protected.  Earthquakes happen ...

Loud booms recently heard in multiple St. Louis-region communities may have been caused by a sudden temperature drop, ...

A 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck southern Taiwan early Tuesday, leaving 27 people with minor injuries and some reported ...

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6 struck southern Taiwan early Tuesday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake hit at 12:17 a.m. (1600 GMT Monday), ...

Picture: NewsWire / Nikki Short Meanwhile, residents further south in WA’s Wheatbelt were rocked by an earthquake. About 11.15am on Sunday morning in Meckering, about 130km east of Perth ...

In 1995, a powerful earthquake rocked Kobe ... threat" to vessels transiting the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. Ohio Lt. Gov. Jon Husted tapped to fill Vance's U.S. Senate seat Jan. 17 (UPI ...

A preliminary 2.8-magnitude earthquake struck in East San Jose just after midnight Friday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The epicenter was 6 miles east of the Alum Rock district of San Jose ...

But for busy people, here’s a summary of things you should know about what to do before, during and after an earthquake in Japan. If you’re on public transport: Follow the same guidelines ...

KOBE: Thousands of people marked on Friday (Jan 17) the 30th anniversary of an earthquake that claimed more than 6,400 lives and levelled much of the Japanese city of Kobe. The 7.2-magnitude quake ...