When an earthquake struck Gujarat, India, most people's immediate concern was the human tragedy that followed. But for geologists this was an unusual opportunity to learn about the forces that cause ...

Rescue efforts continue following the devastating earthquakes which struck Turkey and Syria. More than 7,300 people are dead as a result of the tremors, which saw buildings crumble within seconds and ...

Aftershocks can occur "decades to centuries" on from an original earthquake, a new study has suggested. Researchers looked at the timing and clustering of earthquakes that followed a group of ...

A second massive earthquake has hit Turkey’s border with war-torn Syria as scientists examine movements of tectonic plates that caused the disaster. More than 2,000 people are confirmed dead and a ...