At 10:47 AM on February 3, 1931, the earth shook violently beneath Napier, New Zealand. Two and a half minutes later, most of the town lay in ruins, consumed first by earthquake and then by fire.

Happy Birthday to the Humboldt Earthquake Education Center (HEEC). The center owes its existence to the California Earthquake Education Act of 1984 when the California Legislature designated the ...

When a 5.6 magnitude earthquake struck the Cianjur district in Indonesia’s West Java province in November 2022, more than 13,000 students at private religious schools were thrown out of their ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jeanne Allen is founder and CEO of the Center for Education Reform. A political earthquake is shaking Washington, and this time it ...

KUNA — Earthquakes may feel like a remarkable and jarring event, but for Idaho, a state that ranks among the highest in the nation for earthquake risk, they are hardly a rare occurrence. In a ...

A major earthquake could hit the Pacific Northwest at any moment. It’s not a matter of if, but when. And, with students back to school this fall, some in unreinforced, 100-year-old buildings, most ...

The first earthquake struck while the town was still asleep. Around 2:00 am on Dec. 16, 1811, New Madrid—a small frontier settlement of 400 people on land now located in Missouri—was jolted awake.

The first earthquake struck while the town was still asleep. Around 2:00 am on Dec. 16, 1811, New Madrid — a small frontier settlement of 400 people on land now located in Missouri — was jolted awake.

Accra, Sept. 14, GNA – Dr A. Ofori Quaah, a Life Member of the Society of Exploration Geophysicists (USA), has called for educating citizens on earthquake preparedness, warning that geological ...