The second earthquake that hit Venezuela on Wednesday started rumbling before the first had even concluded. Their onsets were separated by just 39 seconds. The U.S. Geological Survey has described the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Rescue teams are racing against time across Venezuela after two powerful earthquakes ripped through the country, leaving hundreds ...

California has spent decades strengthening its building standards following major earthquakes, according to Kelsey Parolini, president of the Structural Engineers Association of California.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The two powerful earthquakes that struck Venezuela’s northern coast, killing more than 180 people, were an event known as a “doublet.” Doublet earthquakes happen when a ...

As earthquakes struck from California to Venezuela to Japan, millions of people received warnings on their mobile phones, providing critical seconds to seek protection.Related video above: Venezuela ...

As earthquakes struck from California to Venezuela to Japan, millions of people received warnings on their mobile phones, providing critical seconds to seek protection. Many nations have developed ...

One major earthquake striking Caracas, where older buildings are vulnerable to strong shaking, could have caused widespread damage. A pair of them less than a minute apart was uniquely catastrophic, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A woman walks past a building damaged during an earthquake in La Guaira, Venezuela, as seen on Thursday. (Pedro Mattey/Associated ...