The northward compression from the Indian Ocean plate is the result of the Indian plate's collision with the Eurasian plate.

At least 126 people were killed in Tibet by this week's earthquake of magnitude 6.8, the fifth-deadliest since 2008, data ...

A quake of magnitude 8.0 that killed 69,227 people in May 2008 was one of China's deadliest natural disasters in decades. The ...

In the last 75 years, more than 20 earthquakes above 6.0 magnitude have hit the Lhasa block, where lay the epicentre of this ...

The recent Tibet earthquake with its tremors felt across the Himalayas was a cause for alarm for Bhutan. While the quake had ...

This is the moment a chef returns to the building during a terrifying earthquake to save the restaurant. The structure was ...

Tibet's earthquake of magnitude 6.8 that killed 126 and damaged four water reservoirs this week highlights the risks from a ...

Given the millions of lives on the line, earthquake risk should be taken as a perpetual emergency.

Located at an altitude of 4,500 meters, Dingri hosts the base camp of Mount Qomolangma, the world's highest peak, also known ...

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has published a comprehensive disaster guide. It’s recommended that you download it and read it right now (or even better, after you read it, print it out and ...

Dec. 18, 2024 — Researchers studied oxygen treatment as a potential therapy to target specific cells linked to the development of cardiovascular and metabolic disorders like high blood pressure ...

A methane gas explosion caused a mine collapse in southwest Pakistan, trapping at least 12 miners. Rescue operations are ongoing in the Balochistan province with no rescues yet. The incident ...