Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Buildings in Tokyo. Japan didn't just quake in 2011, it moved. Researchers say parts of the country suddenly shifted east by up to ...

A 7.4-magnitude earthquake tore through western Colombia on August 10, leaving widespread destruction and killing over 200 people. Search and rescue teams were still combing through collapsed ...

When massive 9.0 magnitude earthquake shook Japan on March 11, 2011, the ground also made a more lasting move. About 15 minutes after the event began at 2:46 p.m. local time, nearly the entire country ...

California is shifting about 45–50 millimeters per year as tectonic plates slide past each other along major faults. New research shows Southern California fault systems are highly strained after more ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The powerful earthquake that shook Japan in 2011 triggered a tsunami, pictured here breeching an embankment and flowing into the ...