After the huge destruction and aftermath of the Myanmar earthquake, we take a look at some of the most powerful tremors ever ...

director of the Tsunami Research Laboratory at the Catholic University in Santiago. “After that experience, people no longer believe in the authorities. This is an opportunity for Chile’s ...

An earthquake measuring 6.4 points in the Richter scale was felt in central Chile on Friday afternoon, hitting the Santiago Metropolitan Area, O'Higgins and Maule, but no tsunami likely to hit shores.

Earthquakes have shaped the planet’s geography and influenced human history in profound ways. Among these natural events, one stands supreme in terms of magnitude and impact. The Great Chilean ...

a devastating 8.8 magnitude quake struck southern Chile off the coast of Concepcion, shaking the ground for four minutes and unleashing a tsunami that left 550 dead. It was the deadliest natural ...

The earthquake triggered a tsunami in the Pacific Ocean, which travelled 600 kilometres west to the remote island of Juan Fernandez where Alison Campbell and her family were on holiday.

Some 3,800 years ago a massive 9.5-magnitude earthquake and subsequent tsunami with waves as high as 20 metres (66 feet) slammed the coastline of Chile’s Atacama Desert, the world’s driest ...

SANTIAGO, Chile — A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck northern Chile on Thursday, but there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage. No tsunami warning was issued in the earthquake-prone ...