Dr. Prince, a 57-year-old thoracic surgeon, looked forward to returning to the State University Hospital of Haiti, which had been ravaged by the 2010 earthquake that decimated the country’s capital.

A 7.0 magnitude earthquake has caused slight damage in Tonga and brief evacuations before the threat of a tsunami passed WELLINGTON, New Zealand -- A 7.0 magnitude earthquake hit near Tonga early ...

A 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Tonga early Monday. The island nation felt six aftershocks but did not immediately report damage.

Having grown up in Haiti, Laguerre witnessed firsthand the devastation caused by these natural disasters. He says living through the 2010 earthquake, which claimed an estimated 300,000 lives ...