The earthquake which rocked Padang, western Sumatra in September last year killing ... next earthquake disaster rather than waiting until after it strikes. He says: “We can't continue to refuse ...

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 ...

You really don’t know when there’s going to be another significantly damaging earthquake, but we know it’s going to happen.” ...

Surface waves travel a little slower than S waves (which, in turn, are slower than P waves) so they tend to arrive at the seismograph just after the S waves. For shallow earthquakes (earthquakes with ...

Menstrual irregularities seemed to become more common among a group of women after they were affected by two consecutive major earthquakes. The 309 study participants were women aged 18 to 49 who ...

This month UC San Diego will mark the Great California Shakeout Earthquake Drill on October 17, which is also the 35 th ...

Eventually, they may also be used to boost the speed and accuracy of earthquake early-warning systems—largely autonomous programs that forecast threats to life and property in the moments after ...

This year, the anniversary of the Loma Prieta earthquake also falls on the same day as the Great ShakeOut -- at 10:17 this morning, Californians stopped what they were doing and practiced what to do ...

The devastating earthquake that hit western Afghanistan's Herat province a year ago was a major challenge for the Taliban.

Save the Children’s emergency experts share 10 earthquake safety tips including what you can do before, during and after an earthquake. Explain to your child what could happen, using simple, ...

WELL, DID YOU FEEL SOMETHING SHAKE? TODAY, THE SOUTH CAROLINA EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DIVISION SAYS THERE WERE MULTIPLE EARTHQUAKES IN THE UPSTATE THIS MORNING. OFFICIALS SAY THE TWO EARTHQUAKES ...

He panicked. “I ran and stood under the doorway, and all my roommates were like, ‘Man, it’s just an earthquake,’ and went downstairs to watch TV,” he said. Now after a quake, Mr ...