Kids News - Earthquake

Japan's Solution To Future Natural Disasters - A Floating Capsule

By Meera Dolasia on 10/09/2011

The 9.0 Earthquake and subsequent Tsunami that rocked Japan earlier this year, was one of the worst natural disasters that the country has had to deal with. Now, an innovative Japanese firm has come up with a floatable shelter designed to reduce the number of human casualties, should something similar happen again.

The Fallout From Japan's Earthquake And Tsunami Continues

By Meera Dolasia on 03/20/2011

About ten days ago, the lives of the people in Japan changed forever, when a powerful earthquake rocked the nation, and triggered a giant tsunami that destroyed everything in its path. Unfortunately, that was not the last of their worries . . . .

Japan's Triple Whammy - Earthquake, Tsunami And Aftershocks

By Meera Dolasia on 03/12/2011

Friday March 11th, 2.46 pm will be forever be etched in the minds of people worldwide - For that's the precise moment the  nation of Japan was rocked by an 8.9 magnitude earthquake - the fifth largest tremor since scientists began keeping records in the late 1800's. And, it gets worse . . . .

Days Seem Shorter? Blame It On the Chilean Earthquake!

By Meera Dolasia on 03/03/2010

If your days seem to be going by faster since the Chilean earthquake, it's probably because they have become a little shorter - by about 1.26 millionth of a second or a little more than a microsecond!

Chile Gets Hit By A Massive Earthquake

By Meera Dolasia on 02/27/2010

It was just over a month ago that we woke up to the news of a 7.0 magnitude earthquake in Haiti. Early yesterday morning, an even bigger quake hit Chile, destroying homes and leaving millions without food, water or electricity.

5.6 Magnitude Earthquake Jolts Northern California

By Meera Dolasia on 11/05/2007

An earthquake, measuring 5.6 on the Richter scale jolted the Bay Area around 8 pm on Tuesday October 30th.

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