The buildings constructed with high-weight bricks are highly vulnerable to earthquake, says a seismic expert here on Sunday.

The most stunning thing about Chile's Wednesday night's earthquake is probably the relatively low amount of havoc caused by such a powerful shake.

A powerful 8.3-magnitude earthquake strikes Chile, killing eight people, forcing the evacuation of a million and sparking warnings that tsunami waves could reach Japan.

Japan has restarted its first nuclear reactor under new safety rules following the 2011 Fukushima disaster.

A moderate earthquake jolted different parts of the country including Dhaka.

International donors led by India and China pledges $3 billion to rebuild quake-devastated Nepal as the country's premier vowed "zero tolerance" of corruption and said all aid would go to victims.

A devastating earthquake that hit Nepal in April moves Mount Everest three centimetres (just over an inch) to the southwest, but does not change its height, according to Chinese research.

Nepal is set to reopen all the heritage sites in the Kathmandu valley to the public, in a bid to attract tourists after April's devastating earthquake.

The devastating earthquake in Nepal on April 25 jolted Bangladesh. The earthquake was of a magnitude of 7.9 on the Richter scale and IV to V on the Dhakain Modified Mercalli Intensity (MMI) scale.

Eleven people died and eight others are missing after an earthquake near Malaysia's highest peak, a minister for tourism says.

More than 25,000 classrooms in some 8,000 schools damaged during April's devastating earthquake in Nepal begin to re-open.

A 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the Japanese coast, shaking buildings in Tokyo, an AFP correspondent reports.

Earthquake with preliminary magnitude of 5.6 shakes Tokyo and surrounding areas, but no tsunami warning was issued, the Japan Meteorological Agency says.

THE aftershocks of the massive quakes epicentered in Nepal have resulted in damages to some 61 primary schools in nine upazilas of Pabna district.

A moderate 5.7 earthquake struck in the already devastated Nepal Saturday afternoon which was felt in Dhaka and some parts of Bangladesh.

Life is returning to normal in Chautara; a pretty little town perched on top of a steep hill some 50km (31 miles) east of Kathmandu.

16 people dies and large number of houses collapse in Bihar, a seismically active zone, after two powerful earthquakes rocked neighbouring Nepal on Tuesday afternoon.

Here is a list of the largest earthquakes around the world since the 1900’s according to their intensity on Richter scale and casualties.

A strong 7.4 earthquake strikes the already devastated Nepal and rocks Dhaka and other parts of Bangladesh – in phases.

The devastating earthquake of April 25 has left Nepal’s fragile infrastructure in ruins, its popular trekking trails scarred by landslides and iconic World Heritage Sites in tatters.