"We were in fear for our lives," the woman said, noting that she phoned her family at one point to "say my goodbyes." ...

Large quakes produce shaking at a variety of frequencies. Some waves can travel hundreds of miles, and are amplified by local geological conditions.

A 7.7 magnitude earthquake rattled much of Southeast Asia on Friday, flattening skyscrapers and leaving more than 1,000 people dead from Myanmar to Thailand.

The governor of Bangkok says authorities are investigating why a high-rise building under construction collapsed during an ...