A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. On April 1, 1946, a magnitude 8.6 earthquake ...

The earthquake was centered at Greenwater at a depth of 9.4 kilometers (about 5.9 miles). The USGS said it received 245 ...

Monday's quake near Egegik was the area's strongest in over a decade. Scientists say it was likely caused by normal fault ...

The Valdivian Earthquake, or the Great Chilean Earthquake, is the largest on record. It measured in at a magnitude of 9.5.

According to the latest update by the Alaska Volcano Observatory steam was observed rising from the summit on March 26. A ...

The Great Alaska Earthquake struck Alaska 61 years ago on March 27, 1964. Valdez resident Wade Huls was just 11 on that day, ...

After the huge destruction and aftermath of the Myanmar earthquake, we take a look at some of the most powerful tremors ever ...

A powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake killed over 1,000 people near the epicenter in Myanmar. In neighboring Thailand, several ...

A clock hangs on the wall of an Anchorage bakery. It stopped telling time at 5:36 p.m. on March 27, 1964. It fell off the ...

Myanmar’s shadow National Unity Government, which coordinates the popular struggle against the ruling military, has announced ...

At least 150 people were killed, mostly in Myanmar, where a bridge and a dam collapsed. Many people in Bangkok died when a ...