Quake

Why was Indonesia's shallow quake so deadly?

Typically earthquakes of this intensity are expected to cause light damage to buildings but the magnitude 5.6 tremor left hundreds of people dead and thousands injured in Indonesia.

Magnitude-7.1 earthquake near Tonga sparks tsunami warning

Hazardous tsunami waves are possible for coasts located within 300 km of the earthquake epicentre, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said.

Strong earthquake hits India-Myanmar border region

Magnitude 6.1 quake strikes Myanmar-India border area, says India's National Center for Seismology.

Magnitude 6.1 quake shakes Tokyo, several injuries reported

It was one of the strongest temblors to rock Tokyo since the massive 9.0 earthquake and tsunami disaster in 2011 that killed thousands.

More than 300 people killed as massive earthquake slams Haiti

At least 304 people died and hundreds were injured or missing after a major earthquake struck southwestern Haiti, authorities say, reducing churches, hotels and homes to rubble in the latest tragedy.

Large quakes spark Pacific-wide tsunami threats

Tsunami alerts issued in countries as far apart as Peru and Australia after a trio of large quakes measuring 7.4, 7.3 and 8.1, plus dozens of powerful aftershocks, strike near New Zealand's remote Kermadec Islands.

Strong earthquake rocks Larissa in central Greece

Strong 6.3 magnitude earthquake hits central Greece, prompting residents in the city of Larissa to rush into the streets, with shocks felt as far away as neighbouring Albania, North Macedonia, Kosovo and Montenegro.

Magnitude 6.8 earthquake hits western Argentina

Quake strikes west-central San Juan province at a depth of 10 km, says GFZ German Research Center for Geosciences.

Turkey: Search-and-rescue efforts completed in quake-hit Izmir

Turkey's disaster agency says all search-and-rescue efforts are over in Izmir province after the deadly quake last week.

Search and rescue continue after strong quake rattles Turkey, Greece

Rescuers comb nine buildings for survivors in Izmir, Turkey’s third-largest city by population, while search continues in eight others.

Philippines' quake toll rises to five amid hunt for survivors

Rescue team pulled the bodies of two victims from a collapsed market building in the town of Padada as they hunted for possible survivors trapped under the debris.

Rescuers find dead mother, children in Albanian house as quake toll hits 46

Earthquake rescue teams in Albania clung to hope of finding missing people in "survival pockets" rubble, as the death toll rose to 46 with some entire families found dead beneath their crumbled homes.