Earthquake

Powerful Quake Aftershocks Cause More Injuries in Afghanistan

A series of strong aftershocks from a deadly earthquake that hit eastern Afghanistan over the weekend injured at least another 10 people and caused further damage, Taliban authorities said on Friday. Five shallow aftershocks, the strongest measuring at magnitude 5.6, were recorded by the US Geological Survey (USGS) on Thursday night and Friday ...

Days After Quake, Afghan Survivors Still Await Aid

Rescue teams struggled Wednesday to reach survivors days after a powerful earthquake in eastern Afghanistan left more than 1,400 people dead, as access to remote areas remained obstructed. A magnitude-6.0 shallow earthquake hit the mountainous region bordering Pakistan late Sunday, collapsing mud-brick homes on families as they slept. Fearful of ...

Hope Dwindles for Survivors days After Deadly Afghan Quake

Hope faded Wednesday of finding survivors in the rubble of homes devastated by the weekend's powerful earthquake in eastern Afghanistan, as emergency services struggled to reach remote villages. A magnitude-6.0 earthquake hit the mountainous region bordering Pakistan on Sunday, leaving residents huddled in the open air for fear of powerful ...

Huge Quake off Russia Sparks Pacific Tsunami Warnings

One of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded struck Russia's sparsely populated Far East on Wednesday, causing tsunamis up to four metres (12 feet) high across the Pacific and sparking evacuations from Hawaii to Japan. The magnitude 8.8 quake struck off Petropavlovsk on Russia's remote Kamchatka peninsula, and was the largest since 2011 ...

Rescue Hopes Fading Three Days after Deadly Myanmar Quake

Hopes were fading Monday of finding more survivors in the rubble of Mandalay, where some residents spent a third night sleeping in the open after a massive earthquake killed at least 1,700 people in Myanmar and neighbouring Thailand. Rescue efforts were less active in the central Myanmar city of more than 1.7 million people early Monday, but ...

7.0-Magnitude Offshore Quake Hits Near Tonga

A 7.0-magnitude quake struck offshore near Tonga, the US Geological Survey said Sunday, with authorities in the Pacific island nation warning of tsunami waves. The shallow quake hit 79 kilometers (49 miles) south-southeast of the village of Pangai at 1219 GMT on Sunday. The US tsunami warning system initially said, "Hazardous tsunami waves from ...

Myanmar Quake Toll Passes 1,000 as Rescuers Dig for Survivors

The death toll from a huge earthquake that hit Myanmar and Thailand passed 1,600 on Saturday, as rescuers dug through the rubble of collapsed buildings in a desperate search for survivors. The shallow 7.7-magnitude quake struck northwest of the city of Sagaing in central Myanmar early Friday afternoon, followed minutes later by a 6.7-magnitude ...

Thousands Leave as Fresh Tremors Shake Greece's Santorini

Thousands of people fled the Greek island of Santorini by sea and air for a third day on Tuesday, as more earthquakes shook the top travel destination. Some 7,000 people have left the island, known for its spectacular cliffside views and dormant volcano, which has been hit by hundreds of tremors since last week, officials said. One quake with a ...

Tsunami Warning After 7.0 Quake Off California Coast

A powerful earthquake struck Thursday off the coast of northern California, sparking a tsunami warning, US seismologists said. The 7.0-magnitude quake was recorded at a depth of just 10 kilometers (six miles), almost 100 kilometers west-southwest of Ferndale, according to the United States Geological Survey. "Based on preliminary earthquake ...