Strong quake leaves 3 dead in Osaka; aftershocks expected

A 6.1-m quake that hit the coastal city set off fires, caused walls to collapse and cracks in roads

A monster earthquake hits Honduras; Tsunami alert issued in other Caribbean nations

The 7.6 magnitude earthquake rattled windows and shook the mainland, triggering Tsunami fears in surrounding nations

Mega-earthquakes strike where tectonic plates collide faster: study

By creating a model that reproduces earthquakes, scientists show that frequency and maximum magnitude of earthquakes depend on collision rate

Southern Chile hit by 7.6-magnitude earthquake; infrastructural damage reported

Though there were at least dozens of weaker aftershocks, damage was restricted to the highway that runs across Chiloe Island

6.9 temblor strikes Indo-Myanmar border, tremors felt across east and Northeast India

Second consecutive quake to strike South Asia in a week; 6.6 magnitude temblor had struck Afghanistan last weekend

Replanting trees can help prevent devastating landslides like the one in PNG — but it’s not a silver bullet

Landslides continue to increase for a few years after deforestation, indicating the decay of tree roots, decline and root strength and the …

19 quakes strike Nicobar Islands within 10 hours

No casualties have been reported so far 

Earthquake jolts Hindu Kush again; tremors felt in India

The mountain range has been hit by many quakes this year

Ancient drop of seawater shows Earth’s tectonic activity began 3.3 bn years ago

Plate tectonics is the constant recycle process of the Earth, without which the planet would look like Mars. It was previously assumed to have …

How investing in early warning systems prove beneficial

For every $1 invested in EWS, there is a return of $6.0 in benefits, showed the study

Shimla is fragile; it does not need counter-magnet and satellite towns

Instead of increasing infrastructure in Shimla to promote tourism, the government should fix tourist inflow and improve existing amenities

In photos, the cost of a natural disaster

A new report by reinsurance giant Munich Re reveals that natural disasters caused global economic damage upto $160 billion in 2018. As per the …

Even a modest rise in sea level would heighten tsunami threat globally: study

The capacity for a single tsunami event to devastate coastal areas is rarely considered in coastal planning

Nepal earthquake: reminder for India on structural safety

It is not enough to have codes for making buildings earthquake-resistant, these have to be enforced on ground

Bihar’s earthquake toll due to poor condition of houses

Census data shows Bihar among the three states with lowest proportion of houses which can be categorised ‘good’

How Nepal ignored threat of imminent earthquake

Unplanned growth despite the region being quake-prone led to massive destruction

‘The great Himalayan earthquake’, yet to arrive

It has been hypothesised for long that a large earthquake, called the “great Himalayan earthquake”, can strike anytime, but its time …

Turkey-Syria earthquake: 78 aftershocks and the cataclysm continues

This is Turkey’s most powerful earthquake recorded since 1939

6.7 earthquake hits Northeast, claims lives

The state government is yet to assess the status of the hydropower projects in Manipur

Joshimath Crisis: We must learn to live with earthquakes in the Himalayas

The Himalayan frontier area where Joshimath is located has witnessed many earthquakes in the past

Chamoli glacier burst: It is time to learn from our mistakes

The cumulative effect of hydropower projects has turned out to be more environmentally damaging than sustainable, given the current policy of the …

As told to Parliament (December 22, 2022): Around 60% of India prone to earthquakes

Around 11% of India falls in Zone V, which is the most seismically active 

Turkey-Syria quake: The Anatolian Plate is one of the most seismically active; here is why

The Anatolian Plate sits between three major tectonic plates: African, Arabian and Eurasian

Future shock: The leaning towers of Najafgarh Jheel

Why construction activity around the southwest Delhi water body is a recipe for disaster  

Why 2018 could see more devastating earthquakes

The experts attribute this upsurge in number of high-magnitude earthquakes to periodic slowing of the Earth’s rotation