Residents across Nevada and California heard a sonic boom Sunday morning that rattled homes. Some reported sights of a fireball streaking across the daytime sky.
The 2,080-foot Tokyo Sky Tree, branded as the world’s tallest freestanding tower, rises just 640 feet shy of the world-record-holder for tallest building, Dubai’s Burj Khalifa. The Sky Tree will open to tourists on May 22.
Japan reported Thursday a record trade deficit for fiscal year 2011 as exports tumbled on account of falling global demand and a nuclear energy crisis that resulted in the rise of oil and gas imports.
The Tokyo Skytree Tower--the world's tallest freestanding broadcast structure -- opened its doors to members of the media on Tuesday, boasting sweeping views of the city's skyline.
Shintaro Ishihara may not be a household name in the United States. But in East Asia, he is often at the center of international controversy because of nationalistic-themed statements that regularly infuriate China and South Korea -- and on Monday, he did it again.
Emergency architect Shigeru Ban has designed a cardboard cathedral to replace the iconic ChristChurch Cathedral in New Zealand's quake-ravaged city.
A 6.7-magnitude earthquake struck Chile on Monday night, causing minor damage and one death in the strong quake that hit port city Valparaiso.
A Pennsylvania lawmaker is trying to impose a moratorium on natural gas injection wells following evidence they are linked to increased cases of earthquakes in the U.S.
Deepa Mehta's critically acclaimed and controversial film Fire, the first of her Elements Trilogy which opened in 1996 to widespread protests, opened the closet for gay issues in the country, said actress Shabana Azmi.
The marked increase in earthquakes in the central U.S. is almost certainly being caused by fracking, according to a new study.
The western coast of Mexico was struck by a more powerful earthquake Thursday morning after a 6.5 magnitude trembler rocked the sparsely populated mountain region in Michoacan state Wednesday evening.
A strong earthquake hit western Mexico on Wednesday, shaking buildings as far away as the capital and sending people rushing out of offices onto the streets, though there were no reports of major damage.
Stocks rose on Wednesday, bouncing back after five days of sharp losses that pushed the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq below their key technical levels.
India has withdrawn its tsunami warning from earlier today, which was issued following the massive earthquake which rocked the region measuring 8.6 on the Richter scale in Indonesia this afternoon India Standard Time (IST), reported the Press Trust of India.
Wall Street was set to bounce back at the open on Wednesday after five days of losses on the S&P 500 that brought the benchmark index down more than 4 percent.
Stock index futures bounced back on Wednesday after five days of losses on the S&P 500 that brought the benchmark index down more than 4 percent.
An 8.7 magnitude earthquake struck right off the waters of Indonesia on April 11, 2012. The large quake could be felt in Singapore, Thailand and India, striking fear in thousands of people. Fear of a tsunami striking is due to the 2004 earthquake that hit Indonesia. Take a look at photos of the devastation that the 2004 earthquake and tsunami caused to the Aceh province in Indonesia.
On Wednesday an 8.7 magnitude earthquake struck right off the waters of Indonesia. The huge quake could be felt in Singapore, Thailand and India. In 2004, a 9.1 magnitude earthquake struck Indonesia, setting off a tsunami. Over 226,000 people in Sri Lanka, Thailand, Indonesia, India and nine other countries were killed, reports CNBC. The latest earthquake has set fears of a Tsunami in residents.
A geophysicist with the US Geological Survey has said it was unlikely that a tsunami would be generated given that this type of earthquake that largely involved the horizontal movement of the earth's blocks, does not produce a column of water that could cause a tsunami.
A tsunami can be caused by a sudden disruption of the sea floor resulting in the vertical displacement of water. When earthquakes happen beneath the sea, as in the present case, water above the area, which is deformed, will undergo sudden displacement from its equilibrium position.
An 8.2-magnitude temblor struck 618 kilometers off the coast of Aceh province, epicenter of the December 2004 tsunami that killed hundreds of thousands of people in Asia. Two hours earlier, a magnitude-8.6 quake struck off Sumatra.
A U.S. Geological Survey team is preparing to publish a report that has drawn a link between hydraulic fracturing and an increase in earthquakes in the U.S.
