A lurch in the Earth’s tectonic plates can wreak havoc at any time – as we’ve just seen in Vanuatu. How do scientists measure ...

The snap election was called last November when the opposition tried to oust the government with a motion of no confidence, ...

Vanuatu’s self-sabotaging political class has left the country struggling to deal with social and economic shocks of recent ...

Vanuatu’s self-sabotaging political class has left the country struggling to deal with social and economic shocks of recent ...

The earthquake has exposed the consequences of the mass poverty and lack of basic infrastructure endemic throughout the ...

China sent a team of four technical specialists to Vanuatu ... in the hardest-hit areas, as well as safety assessments and studies on secondary disaster risks. A 7.3-magnitude earthquake hit ...

A strong earthquake has struck near one ... Nepal and southwestern parts of China have been hit frequently by earthquakes. According to Chinese broadcaster CCTV, there have been 29 earthquakes ...

The epicentre of the earthquake was Dinggye, China, according to the centre. The earthquake was felt in neighbouring Kavrepalanchwok and Dhading districts as well. People came out of their houses out ...

According to the USGS, the region has a history of strong earthquakes, with 10 temblors of magnitude 6 or greater striking within 155 miles of Tuesday's strike in the past century. A series of ...

Chinese state media said at least 126 people had died in the magnitude 7.1 quake near an area of religious significance in Tibet. It was felt in neighboring Nepal. By David Pierson Berry Wang and ...

A strong earthquake shook a high-altitude region in western China and areas of Nepal on Tuesday, damaging hundreds of houses, filling the streets with debris and killing at least 126 people in Tibet.

The earthquake measuring 7 magnitude on the Richter scale was recorded by the National Earthquake Measurement Centre at 6:50 am. KATHMANDU: A strong earthquake ... Richter scale hit #Kathmandu ...