Jakarta is one of the largest cities in the world and one of the most earthquake-prone. It is located within the Pacific Ring ...

Other deadly earthquakes have struck in Yunnan province ... The Independent is the world’s most free-thinking news brand, providing global news, commentary and analysis for the independently ...

San Francisco, located in the US, is one of the most popular tourist destinations ... likelihood of complete destruction if hit with a deadly earthquake. However, a new project costing billions ...

The Turkey-Syria quake is among the ten deadliest in the past ... buildings nearby held firm. An earthquake on October 8, 2005, kills more than 73,000 people, most in Pakistan's North-West ...

triggering an exodus of most of Santorini's 16,000 residents as well as visitors. Even though the earthquake activity has somewhat abated, 11 tremors of at least magnitude 4 hit on Saturday ...

"The area probably has the most inland faults compared to the ... But there have also been deadly earthquakes. In February, a magnitude 6.2 earthquake killed at least 25 people and injured more ...

When it does, it releases energy in a burst, which causes the shaking of an earthquake. Earthquakes happen most often where tectonic plates meet. Tectonic plates are pieces of crust that fit together ...

BEIJING (AP) — A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 7.1 that killed at least 126 people in western China near Nepal on Tuesday was one of the country's deadliest in recent years. Earthquakes in ...

The deadly earthquake's epicenter was located in the High Atlas mountain ... The scale of the earthquake’s devastation is still becoming clear, as those in isolated villages have been most badly hit.

and earthquakes are frequent. The vast majority cause no injuries and little or no damage, but the country has also seen deadly quakes. Santorini, one of Greece’s most popular tourist ...