There aren't many natural disasters more unpredictable than an earthquake. But there is a growing possibility that a ...

The magnitude 9.1 quake unleashed waves that devastated coastal communities across the Indian Ocean on December 26, 2004 – ...

"The National Seismic Hazard model shows that there is a 15% chance of a large (over magnitude 8) earthquake happening ...

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck Northern Sumatra, Indonesia, on Sunday, the German Research Center for Geoscie ...

HONG KONG, May 11 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.0 jolted Northern Sumatra, Indonesia at 0857 GMT on Sunday, the GFZ German Research Center for Geosciences said. The epicenter, with a ...

According to Andi Azhar Rusdin, the head of the BMKG Aceh Besar station, the tremor resulted from the deformation of rock within the tectonic plates. This deformation led to a fault mechanism where ...

GEORGE TOWN – Tremors were felt in certain areas on the island of Penang after a moderate 5.9-magnitude earthquake struck north Sumatra at 4.57pm on May 11. Many Penangites, especially those ...

One of the most dangerous fault lines that threatens the United States lurks off the coast of the Pacific Northwest, capable ...

“It's the same kind of fault. It has the same capability of making a huge earthquake, tsunami and coastal subsidence.” The 9.2 Sumatra earthquake and subsequent tsunami killed more than ...

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck Northern Sumatra, Indonesia, on Sunday, the German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ) said. Al Arabiya’s top content is selected based on the number of total ...