earthquake

A powerful earthquake struck Mexico on Tuesday afternoon, toppling buildings with people still inside, rattling the capital and sending people flooding into the streets for the second time in just two weeks. Dozens have been reported killed across the country, including 42 in the state of...

The magnitude 8.1 quake struck near Tres Picos At least 15 have been killed in Mexico's biggest earthquake for a century with 8.1-magnitude tremors sparking evacuations in coastal areas over fears of a three-meter high tsunami. The earthquake was felt across Mexico, toppling houses, shaking...

Two people have died and at least 200 have been injured in an earthquake that shook popular Greek and Turkish holiday destinations around the Aegean Sea. The epicentre of the 6.5-magnitude quake was about six miles south of the Turkish resort of Bodrum and 10 miles east of the island of Kos...

No reports of damage or injuries so far but shaking was strong The tremor hit around 150km south west of Puerto El Triunfo, at a depth of 33km. Authorities have urged those living along the country’s Pacific coast to move at least one kilometre away from the shore following the tremor. The...

The quake, located 20km south east of Hanmer Springs at a depth of 16km, was felt by the entire country and set off a series of aftershocks, the largest being a 6.2 magnitude quake near Wellington A powerful 7.8-magnitude earthquake has jolted New Zealand's South Island and triggered a...

The 2016 Kumamoto earthquakes are a series of earthquakes, including a mainshock which occurred at magnitude 7.0 at 01:25 JST on April 16, 2016, beneath Kumamoto, the capital city of Kumamoto Prefecture on the island of Kyushu, Japan, at a depth of about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi),and a foreshock...

Kids inspect the rubble after powerful 7.8 in Ecuador A major earthquake hit Ecuador's central coast, killing at least 77 people as it buckled homes and knocked out power in a city hundreds of miles away, authorities said. The magnitude-7.8 earthquake struck Saturday night, Vice President...

The 2015 Hindu Kush earthquake was a magnitude 7.5 earthquakethat struck South Asia on 26 October 2015. So far more than 345 people have died, mostly in Pakistan. Tremors were felt in Pakistan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan.]The earthquake was also felt in the Indian cities of New Delhi and Indian...

More than 1,100 people across four countries have been killed after a powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Nepal causing massive damage in the capital. The earthquake is also said to have triggered a massive avalanche on Mount Everest killing eight and injuring at least 30. Several...

A Napa, Calif., building housing a tasting room suffered significant damage in the earthquake. More than 120 people are in hospital after 6.0 quake in Napa, California - the largest to hit area since 1989's Loma Prieta earthquake. Thousands are without power in Bay Area.

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At times I am in doubt that the Earth will last until the Sun slowly kills it, millions of years from now. Fault lines acts like hairline fractures on the earths crust which grow larger and larger in time and connect with other hairline fractures becoming one large fracture. Fractures can...

The Lushan earthquake occurred at 08:02 Beijing Time (00:02 UTC) on April 20, 2013. The epicenter was located in Lushan County, Ya'an, Sichuan, about 116 km (72 mi) from Chengdu along the Longmenshan Fault in the same province heavily impacted by the 2008 Sichuan earthquake. The magnitude of...

A strong 6.9 earthquake has struck Sichuan Province, China at a depth of 16 km a few minutes ago. Residents report strong shaking and panic. More soon.

Iran has been struck by its most powerful earthquake for nearly 40 years, with tremors felt across Pakistan, India and the Middle East. The epicentre of the 7.8 magnitude quake was near the south-east city of Khash, close to the Pakistani border, the US Geological Survey said...

This country is doomed.

I am thankful we still have a house after the earthquake in May.

At least 306 people have been killed and 3,037 injured in the two quakes in northwest Iran, Press TV reported, citing the country's Health Ministry. The head of emergency services, Gholamreza Masoumi, told the semi-official Fars News Agency that 4,500 people were injured. About 1,200 were taken...