Lisbon is a stunning city with plenty to discover. It is no wonder it is one of the most sought-after cities worldwide. For history enthusiasts, Lisbon has it all. It is one of the few Portuguese ...

A 3.8 magnitude earthquake near York Harbor, Maine, was recorded by Weston Observatory, recalling historical tremors in the ...

THE LISBON EARTHQUAKE OF 1755 The French philosopher Voltaire wrote a famous poem ... Historians have estimated that 40,000 ...

The Lisbon earthquake is the most famous natural disaster in European history. In the space of little more than an hour on the morning of 1 November 1755, while much of the city’s population was at ...

Archaeologists have discovered an underground tunnel beneath Rua Augusta in Lisbon, buried during the earthquake of 1755. This marks the first discovery made possible by modern technology. An ...

KOBE (Kyodo) -- The western Japan city of Kobe and nearby areas on Friday marked the 30th anniversary of the magnitude-7.3 earthquake that killed over 6,400 people, with many hoping to keep alive ...

The only Catholic university in Macau, the University of Saint Joseph (USJ), has signed an agreement to enroll students from Portugal’s largest educational ... social disarray following the ...

MANILA, Philippines — A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck a municipality in Southern Leyte on Thursday morning, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported.

A 2.8 magnitude earthquake rattled parts of Virginia on Tuesday, around 5:30 p.m. The quake occurred a little over a half mile northeast of Wyndham, at a depth of 0.1 kilometers. Over 1,300 ...

A 2.8 magnitude earthquake shook the Richmond, Virginia area Tuesday afternoon, according to the United States Geological Survey. The quake struck about six miles northwest of Glen Allen ...

Dressmaker Jenny Banga is busy trying to put food on the table after the deadly magnitude-7.3 earthquake that struck Vanuatu last month. While the capital Port Vila's CBD is closed and surveyors ...