When an earthquake struck in 1989, Julia locked eyes with a stranger and embraced
Julia Weber was walking home from work one day in San Francisco when an earthquake struck. She rode it out in the arms of a stranger.
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Earthquakes of the same magnitude can feel different. Here’s why
Distance from the epicenter, the kind of soil in your area and even the building you're in can determine how you experience an earthquake.
Powerful earthquakes along Japan's western coast leave multiple people dead
Aftershocks continued to shake Ishikawa prefecture and nearby areas on Tuesday, a day after a magnitude 7.6 temblor slammed the region on Monday afternoon.
7.6 magnitude quake strikes off southern Philippines, triggering tsunami warnings
The powerful quake prompted many villagers to flee their homes in panic. Japanese authorities issued evacuation orders in parts of Okinawa. There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.
Hundreds are feared dead after powerful earthquakes hit Afghanistan
Images shared by Afghan journalists showed at least one village reduced to rubble after a series of quakes flattened stone and mudbrick homes in the country's west.
Photos show double blow of war and earthquakes in regime-held Syria
NPR gained rare access to parts of Syria after last month's devastating earthquakes, photographing what life is like for people who were already coping with a years-long civil war.
11 days after the quake, a few more survivors are pulled from the rubble in Turkey
Even as the death toll in Turkey and Syria has risen to more than 43,000, search teams in southern Turkey have rescued a few people who were trapped in the debris, including a 12-year-old boy.
The earthquake in Turkey and Syria offers lessons and reminders for disaster response
Even as rescuers rush to arrive, it's often locals who can best offer immediate help, experts say. And they say governments in devastated areas often fail to realize the scope and respond immediately.
Northern Syria, already ravaged by war, is desperate for aid after the earthquake
In northern Syria, people already displaced by civil war are now suffering from the effects of this week's earthquake. But aid has been unable to reach them.
Survivors are still being found as the earthquake's death toll tops 25,000
Rescue crews pulled more survivors, including entire families, from toppled buildings despite diminishing hopes as the death toll of the quake in Turkey and Syria surpassed 25,000.