A magnitude 5.5 earthquake shook parts of the Chinese province of Qinghai on Wednesday, with its epicentre located near the source of the Yellow River, the main natural waterway serving northern China ...

Additional information collected about the earthquake may also prompt U.S.G.S. scientists to update the shake-severity map. An aftershock ... quite joined the modern world.

The country's buildings are generally designed to withstand a degree of seismic activity. The extent of the damage and number of casualties will become clearer once official communication channels ...

The earthquake in Tibet not only caused significant destruction but also intensified concerns about the safety of the ...