Aftershock warning sparks panic in China

More calamity in China, after an aftershock warning caused mass panic in the streets. Meanwhile, officials held a mourning ceremony of a magnitude usually reserved for top Chinese leaders. The Olympic torch relay has...

4.7 quake rocks Reno as area's seismic activity continues

Reno has experienced more than 50 aftershocks after an earthquake that shook cans off shelves, knocked pictures off walls and even dislodged rocks along the Sierra Nevada."There were no immediate reports of injuries or major damage early Saturday from the magnitude 4.7 quake...

Strong Earthquake Shakes Philippines

A 6.9 magnitude earthquake rumbled through the Bicol region, southeast of Manila late Monday. There have been no reported injuries or damage as the 'quake was located 56km below the surface."Philippine scientists put the preliminary magnitude at 6.5.The quake was felt in...

Magnitude 4.2 quake rocks Luzon, Manila

MANILA - A magnitude 4.2 earthquake shook central and northern Luzon, including the Philippine capital, shortly after noon Tuesday. There were no immediate reports of injuries and damage. (Updated 1:02 p.m., Philippine time; 1:02 a.m. in New York)

Plate movement, awareness may have cut Indonesian toll: expert

""Most probably the quakes were caused by horizontal shifts in the continental plates," said Subardjo, a seismology expert with the Indonesian meteorological agency. "So although similar amounts of energy were released, it had a different effect than when the quakes are...

Utah Mine: Mountain Bump or ‘This Mountain is Collapsing’?

“I don’t think I’m going too far to say that this mountain is collapsing in slow motion.” - Lee Siegel, University of Utah seismograph station spokesman (UPDATES BELOW) As rescuers in Huntington, Utah suffer the loss of three of their own and the fate of the...

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