While some earthquakes do not cause any damage, some have caused massive destruction in recent times. Last year, earthquakes in Turkey, Syria, Morocco, Afghanistan, Nepal, and China caused destruction ...

Here’s how the USGS describes the earthquake in its impact summary: “The most severe damage was reported at ... Don’t see the ...

These figures are based on the scenario of a magnitude 7.2 earthquake with a nearby epicentre within the Strait of Georgia, just west of the University of British Columbia campus at the tip of the ...

The report looks at seismic risks to privately-owned buildings in the city in the case of a large, magnitude 7.2 earthquake. It found that a quake of that magnitude could damage more than 6,100 ...

A 29-year-old woman was arrested early Monday morning after she allegedly broke into the Whatcom County courthouse and caused over $10,000 worth of property damage over five hours ... 29-year-old ...

That earthquake was a magnitude 6.8 and was centered about 25 miles south of Bartolomé Masó at a depth of about 8 miles. In a post on X, Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel said there were landslides ...

The dock in the main town of Pilón, a coastal municipality in Granma province and one of the areas closest to the epicenter of the recent 6.7 magnitude earthquake, has suffered significant damage, ...

No injuries or damage ... may revise the earthquakes’ reported magnitudes. Additional information collected may also prompt U.S.G.S. scientists to update the shake-severity maps.

A weapon of mass destruction (WMD) is a biological, chemical, radiological, nuclear, or any other weapon that can kill or significantly harm many people or cause great damage to artificial structures, ...