Tsunami-wrecked houses in Samoa are being rebuilt on higher ground - but without protection against cyclones or earthquakes, engineers say.

California geology officials have released an updated seismic activity map that they hope will improve earthquake preparedness.

A woman who was disgruntled when an Iranian cleric preached that female cleavage causes earthquakes has caused her own social networking phenomenon.

Two businessmen have created a $500 Cristal champagne sorbet, topped with gold-leaf shavings, to raise money for Haiti earthquake victims.