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Nepal created a National Reconstruction Authority in December, and its work will continue over the next five years at an estimated cost of $8 billion.

Saturday’s magnitude-7.8 quake along the country’s Pacific coast was followed by 55 aftershocks.

Damage caused by the magnitude-6.4 quake that struck the island nation Saturday included the collapse of a 17-story apartment building in the city of Tainan.

After a second earthquake, locals and aid workers must start over in some areas to provide basic shelter as Nepal’s monsoon season nears.

The quake shook Fukushima where crippled nuclear power plants are located, but local media say there was no tsunami warning.

Oklahoma earthquakes in 2014 are on the rise amid a fracking boom that scientists think might be partly to blame.

GameSpy, which has been used by players since 1997, will shut down its services for good on May 31.

The "League of Legends" champion and skin sale will run Sept. 10-13.

QuakeCon 2013 is under way.

A powerful magnitude-6.5 earthquake shook Nicaragua’s Pacific Coast Saturday at 11:34 a.m. local time.

On Tuesday, Bethesda Softworks, developer of "Dishonored," "The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim" and more, announced that "Wolfenstein: The New Order" is in development.

U.S. Geological Survey data indicate the temblor this weekend was the fifth-largest to pound the province since 1923.

The earthquake, China's worst in three years, occurred Saturday morning in Lushan county near Ya'an city.

Iran, Papua New Guinea and Oklahoma all experienced earthquakes on the same day.

Early reports indicate at least 45 deaths, in Pakistan and Iran, in Tuesday's 7.8-magnitude earthquake in Iran.

The U.S. Geological Survey reported that a 5.1 magnitude earthquake hit Nevada on Tuesday at 7:15 p.m. EST.

Friday was an earthshaking day around the Pacific Rim, as the U.S. Geological Survey reported 14 earthquakes of at least magnitude 5.0 hit the Asia-Pacific region.

A strong 7.4 earthquake struck near the coast of Guatemala on Wednesday shaking buildings in Guatemala City and as far as Mexico City.

The 2.0 quake struck at 1:19 a.m. EST Monday about 4 kilometers south-southeast of Ringwood, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

Scientists who failed to warn citizens ahead of Italy's fatal L'Aquila earthquake of 2009 may face four years in prison if prosecutors get their way.

The death toll in a series of earthquakes that struck southwest China's Yunnan and Guizhou provinces Friday has mounted to 80. Over 730 people suffered injuries.