The Valdivian Earthquake, or the Great Chilean Earthquake, is the largest on record. It measured in at a magnitude of 9.5.

An eruption of the iconic mountain could release 10 times the amount of debris generated by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

The disasters struck a Japan already reeling economically. After decades as a powerhouse, it suffered a terrific crash of ...

A 7.7 magnitude earthquake and an aftershock measuring 6.4 rocked Myanmar and neighboring Thailand on Friday, bringing down ...

LIVE: The US Geological Survey, an American government science agency, estimated that the death toll could top 1,000. The ...

The coastline here is as beautiful as it is battered, in a region that has traditionally seen few tourists. But that’s ...