Great Chilean Earthquake (Chile) – 9.5 magnitude This earthquake struck on May 22, 1960, and remains the strongest earthquake ever recorded. It led to widespread destruction and numerous deaths.

The primal forces that shape our planet, Fire, water, wind, and earth, can also bring chaos, ruin, and sometimes, awe-inspiring spectacles.

On March 29, 1973, the last U.S. combat troops left South Vietnam (some advisers and others remained), ending the United ...

Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings (Tepco) says nuclear fuel debris will be removed from the unit 2 reactor at ...

Japan launched a new joint command structure for the country’s armed forces Monday that is designed to address decades of ...

In a worst-case tsunami, parts of Alameda, Oakland and Berkeley could be flooded up to an 18-foot elevation, California officials said in new study.

The risk of flooding from a major tsunami may be greater than many realized along Monterey County's coastline, California officials said in new study.

The risk of flooding from a major tsunami may be greater than many realized along California’s coastline, state officials ...

Foreign ministers from Japan, China and South Korea sought trilateral cooperation on common ground in areas like aging, ...

the town which is home to the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, undeterred by lingering radiation threats from the 2011 earthquake and tsunami. On Tuesday, Japan marked the 14th ...

with many still concerned about the safety of nuclear power following the meltdown at the Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings plant in Fukushima Prefecture, which was heavily damaged in the ...

The damaged Unit 1 reactor, back, and the exhaust stack shared by the Unit 1 and 2 reactors are seen at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, operated by Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings ...