Powerful quake shakes Albania, kills seven, topples buildings (Update 2)
By Benet Koleka and Fatos Bytyci TIRANA/THUMANE, Nov 26 (Reuters) – At least seven people were killed when the most powerful earthquake to hit Albania...
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Iran quake kills at least six, injures 300 – TV (Update)
A strong earthquake of magnitude 5.8 struck north-western Iran on Friday, killing at least six people and injuring more than 300, according to Iranian state media. The US...
Strong quake in Philippines kills at least two, injures dozens
An earthquake of magnitude 6.6 sent people scrambling on Tuesday as it shook buildings and disrupted power supply in the central area of the Philippines’...
Magnitude 3.8 tremor felt in Limassol and Larnaca
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake was felt off the coast of Limassol and Larnaca Friday afternoon the department of geological surveys said. The earthquake was recorded...
Earthquake hits northwest of Greek capital Athens
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake shook the Greek capital Athens on Friday, knocking out power and telecommunications in parts of the city and sending people running...
Scores of aftershocks hit Indonesia after quake kills two
Indonesia’s Moluccas islands were hit by scores of aftershocks on Monday after an earthquake killed at least two people, prompting hundreds of people to flee...
Southern California struck by even more powerful quake, second in two days
A powerful magnitude 7.1 earthquake shook Southern California on Friday, causing some damage to buildings, with 11 times more force than an apparent foreshock that...
Big quake rattles area of 20 million people in California; no one killed
A powerful earthquake jolted Southern California on Thursday, touching off fires, damaging buildings and forcing the evacuation of a hospital in a desert town northeast of Los...
Two strong quakes hit southwest China, 11 dead (updated)
The death toll from two strong earthquakes in China rose to 11 on Tuesday, with 122 people injured, state media said, adding that rescuers pulled some survivors...
Schools evacuated, subway services halted as quake hits Taiwan
A 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck Taiwan’s coastal city of Hualien on Thursday, shaking buildings and temporarily halting subway services in the capital Taipei, but there...
Magnitude 5.6 quake hits western Turkey, no casualties (Update 1)
A moderate 5.6 magnitude earthquake shook Turkey’s western province of Denizli on Wednesday, damaging some buildings and knocking bricks and tiles to the ground in...
Earthquake of 6.9 strikes off Philippines, small tsunami possible
MANILA, Dec 29 (Reuters) – An earthquake of 6.9 magnitude struck off the southern Philippine island of Mindanao on Saturday and small tsunami waves were...
Small quake recorded in Nicosia area
A small earthquake was recorded in the Nicosia area at 2.16am on Monday, the geological survey department announced. The earthquake, which measured 3.7 on the...
Cyprus jolted by quake
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake shook Cyprus on Monday, the independent organisation EMSC said. The temblor was recorded at 14.09 pm. Its epicentre was in the...
Health fears turn from injury to disease as Indonesia quake toll rises above 2,000
Health workers in Indonesia are struggling to care for tens of thousands of people displaced by an earthquake and tsunami, with a lack of shelter...
At least 11 dead as quake topples homes in northern Haiti
An earthquake that struck off the northern coast of Haiti late on Saturday killed at least 11 people and injured more than a hundred when...
Quake, tsunami kills at least 384 on Indonesia’s Sulawesi island (V)
At least 384 people were killed, many swept away as giant waves crashed onto beaches, when a major earthquake and tsunami hit the Indonesian island...
Strong earthquake felt in Cyprus
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake was felt in Cyprus on Wednesday morning, the geological survey department said. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage...
Rescuers with dogs search for survivors after deadly Japan quake
Rescue workers with dogs searched for survivors on Friday in debris-strewn landslides caused by an earthquake in Japan‘s northern island of Hokkaido, as electricity was restored...
At least four killed, 38 missing after quake paralyses Hokkaido
At least four people were killed and 33 were missing after a powerful earthquake paralysed Japan’s northern island of Hokkaido on Thursday, media reported, but...
