(Kyodo) KUSHIRO, Japan (Kyodo ... concern in the case of Kushiro that abandoned buildings could pose an added danger in the event of a major earthquake and tsunami hitting the coastal city.

A powerful earthquake rocked Myanmar, sending tremors across Bangkok. An under-construction building in the city also ...

The panel predicts a worst-case death toll of 298,000 if the earthquake occurs ... impact on urban areas in Japan. The revised report says that furniture in buildings could fall down and copying ...

Financial Times - Japan’s long-dreaded “big one” earthquake could kill almost ... The economic damage from direct destruction of buildings and infrastructure, combined with the wider ...

BANGKOK--A strong 7.7 magnitude earthquake rocked the Thai capital Friday, causing buildings to sway. The U.S. Geological ...

BANGKOK: A strong 7.7 magnitude earthquake rocked the Thai capital Friday, causing buildings to sway. The U.S. Geological ...

Japan is one of the world's most earthquake-prone countries, and the government sees about an 80 per cent chance of a magnitude 8 to 9 earthquake along a tremulous seabed zone known as the Nankai ...

The Japan Meteorological Agency said that the earthquake struck at 7.34 (local time) at a depth of 40km. The earthquake comes days after a 7.7-magnitude earthquake flattened buildings across ...

Officials in Bangkok, Thailand, are inspecting buildings in response to more than 10,000 reports of damaged structures following a major earthquake ... said he asked Japan to send experts to ...

TOKYO, March 31 (Reuters) - Japan's economy could lose as much as $1.81 trillion in the event of a long-anticipated megaquake off its Pacific coast, which could trigger devastating tsunamis, the ...