TAIPEI, Taiwan – The magnitude 7.7 earthquake that struck Myanmar on Friday has killed more than 1,600 people and injured more than 3,400 and was felt as far as Thailand, Laos and southern China. The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A damaged building collapsed next to a local hotel following the earthquake in Hualien, Taiwan on Thursday. (Annabelle Chih / ...

Question: I was told an earthquake in Madrid was the strongest ever felt in North America. How is that possible? Answer: I bet are you thinking of Madrid, Spain. The strongest earthquake in North ...

It's difficult to imagine San Francisco today engulfed in flame, ash and ruin — but 120 years ago, disaster forever reshaped the city. The big picture: At 5:12am on April 18, 1906, a 7.9-magnitude ...

Speaking to journalists at the 13th United Nations World Urban Forum (WUF13) in Baku, he emphasized that housing is directly ...

Editor's Note: The Scanner publishes guest essays from community members on issues of concern. Today's piece was written by Berkeley historian and author Richard Schwartz, who will be speaking about ...

Ninth graders at Half Hollow Hills High School East were settling in for a lesson on earthquakes Friday, when students say everything began to shake. At first, they believed their teacher, Mrs.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Volunteers look for survivors near a building damaged in the magnitude 7.7 earthquake on March 28, 2025, in Naypyidaw, Myanmar.

Weak building codes and years of government unrest appear to have contributed to the devastation from the magnitude 7.7 Myanmar earthquake, a leading seismic safety expert in the region said. The ...

Volunteers look for survivors near a building damaged in the magnitude 7.7 earthquake on March 28, 2025, in Naypyidaw, Myanmar. (Aung Shine Oo / Associated Press) Weak building codes and years of ...