1837: Michigan becomes the 26th state of the USA. 1841: Hong Kong is proclaimed as a sovereign territory of Britain. 1857: Trinley Gyatso, 12th Dalai Lama, is born in Tibet. 1861: Louisiana secedes ...

ONE of Jamaica’s leading insurance professionals is urging individuals and business operators to “prioritise preparedness for the inevitable” as the island observes January as Earthquake ...

Acapulco Shore, MTV's acclaimed reality show, returned to the small screen with its ninth season and this time, it took the beaches of Cartagena instead of Mexico's renowned shores. This new ...

The magnitude 7.9 Bonin Islands earthquake sequence in May 2015, which ruptured deep within the earth near the base of the upper mantle, did not include an aftershock that extended to record ...

A pair of Acapulco residents make their way through the rain after Hurricane John hit the city in September. (Carlos Alberto Carbajal/Cuartoscuro) The federal government announced this week that ...

A recent earthquake in the Victor Valley got the attention of some residents in Lucerne Valley and the surrounding area. The 2.6 magnitude earthquake at a depth of just over 4 miles was reported ...

A small earthquake that startled residents near Richmond, Virginia, this week is a reminder that the East Coast is not exempt from the dangers of temblors. The 2.8 quake hit about 6 miles ...

HENRICO COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — A 2.3 magnitude earthquake shook Henrico County on Wednesday hours after another earthquake reportedly took place in the county. According to the U.S. Geological ...

A small earthquake shook Henrico County in Virginia Tuesday evening, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The earthquake happened about 5:28 p.m. and had a magnitude of 2.8, which is ...

A magnitude 5 earthquake shook Davao Occidental Wednesday morning, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS). PHIVOLCS said the earthquake struck east of Jose Abad ...

A small earthquake shook the ground in Virginia northwest of Richmond on Tuesday evening, causing no immediate reports of damage or injury but prompting a response from Gov. Glenn Youngkin.