Myanmar's deadly earthquake has raised alarms beyond Southeast Asia. In Africa, fault lines stretching across the continent pose serious risks, yet preparedness remains low.

"This has profound implications for how we interpret surface volcanism, earthquake activity and the process of continental ...

Africa is not known to have big earthquakes. There have only been four that have measured above 7.0, including a 7.3 event that hit Tanzania in 1910.

04/19/2025 April 19, 2025. Myanmar's deadly earthquake has raised alarms beyond Southeast Asia. In Africa, fault lines stretching across the continent pose serious risks, yet preparedness remains low.

Relief workers are responding to dual disasters in North Africa. The death toll in the Morocco earthquake has topped 2,900 while Libya counts at least 5,300 killed in catastrophic flooding.

A new study has provided a major update on why Africa is being split into two. The rift has been happening gradually for ...

An earthquake shook South Africa's biggest city, Johannesburg, early Sunday. The U.S. Geological Survey, which records earthquakes around the world, recorded a 5.0 magnitude earthquake at 2:38 a.m ...

Rare minor earthquake shakes Johannesburg, South Africa's biggest city Earthquakes are rare in South Africa. The last one to measure 5.0 magnitude or higher was in 2014, according to the U.S ...

An earthquake shook South Africa's biggest city, Johannesburg, early Sunday. The U.S. Geological Survey, which records earthquakes around the world, recorded a 5.0 magnitude earthquake at 2:38 a.m ...

More than 8,000 people have been reported killed and tens of thousands of others injured by the devastating earthquake that rocked Turkey and Syria on Monday. Thousands of buildings collapsed in ...