Off the southern coast of Chile, three tectonic plates meet at a point known as the Chile Triple Junction. Two are oceanic plates, the Nazca and the Antarctic, which are separating in an active ...

On May 22, 1960, the world witnessed the most powerful earthquake in recorded history. Striking the southern region of Chile, ...

An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.6 jolted off the coast of Aisen, Chile at 0710 GMT on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

How buildings can be made to survive major earthquakes. March 2, 2010 — -- We've now seen the destruction after the earthquake in Chile, and the utter devastation after the earthquake in ...

Rescue teams have found a body inside a section of a Chilean copper mine that collapsed during a moderate earthquake.

The bodies of all five miners trapped in a collapsed shaft in the world's biggest underground copper mine for three days have ...

An 8.8 magnitude earthquake – one of the most powerful in recorded history – struck off the coast of Russia Tuesday, prompting tsunami watches and warnings around the globe. But how does it ...

The photo was taken a day after the earthquake and tsunami that devastated Chile. Sandoval and his mother both make a modest living selling crafts at local fairs in Pelluhue, about 200 miles ...

The strongest earthquake ever recorded, a magnitude 9.5, struck Chile’s southern coast in 1960. Below is a list and details ...

BEIJING, Aug. 18 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.6 jolted off the coast of Aisen, Chile at 0710 GMT on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter, with a depth of 10.0 km, ...

Rescue teams found a body inside a section of a Chilean copper mine that collapsed two days earlier during a moderate earthquake, the mine's director said Saturday.