Earthquake

Strong quake shakes northeast Japan, no immediate reports of damage

The quake hit at 6:09 pm in Pacific waters off the Miyagi region with a depth of 60 kilometres, meteorological agency said.

Japan mourns victims of 2011 earthquake, nuclear disaster

Japan marks 10 year anniversary of the powerful earthquake, deadly tsunami and nuclear meltdown at Fukushima that traumatised the nation and killed nearly 20,000 people.

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.

Major quake of 7.3 magnitude strikes off Japan's coast near Fukushima

The quake produced powerful shaking along parts of Japan's eastern coast, and was felt strongly in Tokyo, but triggered no tsunami alert.

Three earthquakes hit Turkey’s Aegean coast, no damages reported

Magnitude 5.1, 4.8 and 5.1 temblors hit off Turkey’s Izmir province. The first two were a minute apart from each other and the third occurred three hours later.

Chile regrets panic after mistaken tsunami warning following quake

People in coastal cities including La Serena, to the north of Santiago, and Valparaiso, started evacuating areas close to the coast after the warning until reports started appearing that it was a false alarm.

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.

Indonesia finds more bodies as death toll from quake rises to 73

Rescuers retrieve more bodies from rubble of homes and buildings toppled by 6.2 magnitude earthquake, as military clears roads in hardest-hit city of Mamuju and Majene district on Sulawesi island.

Indonesia races to find buried survivors after powerful quake

At least 45 people were killed and hundreds injured on Sulawesi island after a 6.2-magnitude quake. Authorities fear many more are buried under the rubble of collapsed buildings.

Indonesia death toll climbs after Sulawesi hit by earthquake, landslides

A strong earthquake shook Indonesia's Sulawesi island just after midnight, causing landslides and sending people fleeing from their homes in the nighttime darkness.

Rescuers pull girl from rubble four days after Izmir earthquake

The death toll from the Izmir earthquake has risen to 112 with 137 people getting treatment in the hospitals.

Turkey earthquake: Four-year-old girl rescued after 91 hours

Friday's powerful earthquake shook the country's Aegean coast, killing at least 102 people and injuring hundreds of others as buildings gave way in Izmir province.