A devastating 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Vanuatu’s main island, Efate, severely damaging Port Vila and crushing the ground floor of a building…
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A powerful 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck off the northern California coast, according to the US Geological Survey. The epicentre was near Ferndale, a small town in Humboldt County, about 260 miles (418km) north of San Francisco.
4.4 magnitude earthquake hits Los Angeles area A 4.4 magnitude earthquake rattled Los Angeles on Monday afternoon, with its epicentre near Highland Park, close to…
Taiwan has been struck by its most powerful earthquake in 25 years, killing at least seven and injuring at least 700. The 7.7 magnitude caused buildings to collapse, power outages and landslides on the island. The quake has sparked tsunami warnings in southern Japan and the Philippines.
Earthquakes can’t be predicted.
Houses caught fire after a new volcanic eruption sent smoke and lava spewing out near the Icelandic fishing port of Grindavik Sunday, just hours after villagers were evacuated to safety, authorities said.
China quake kills more than 100, rescue efforts dire amid freezing conditions A devastating 6.2 magnitude earthquake has struck rural Gansu province in north-west China,…
Afghanistan hit by second earthquake in days Afghanistan has been hit with a second earthquake just days after large quakes struck the same region and…
‘Women proved themselves to be strong and capable of having the same responsibilities as men. If they rescued people from under rubble, they can do anything. They are now seen as heroes.’
She was found with her umbilical cord intact.
She was just 15 years old.
An international aid group’s own staff are among the survivors of the devastating earthquake in Turkey and Syria.
Earthquakes are measured using a seismograph. It is the primary earthquake-measuring instrument. The seismograph produces a digital graphic recording of the ground motion caused by…
Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan called it the country’s worst disaster since 1939.