Authorities lock down coastal area in La Palma as lava approaches sea
Emergency authorities early on Monday ordered people in an area on the eastern shore of La Palma island to lock down as the lava gushing from the Cumbre Vieja volcano ...
Earthquake of magnitude 6.5 strikes Crete (Update 2)
A strong earthquake measuring 5.8 shook Greece’s largest island Crete on Monday and one person was killed when a church dome collapsed, authorities said.
The quake, which sent people out ...
6.0 magnitude earthquake shakes Sichuan, kills 3
Three people were confirmed dead and 60 others were sent to hospital after a 6.0-magnitude earthquake jolted Luxian County of Luzhou City, southwest China’s Sichuan Province.
Among those hospitalized, three ...
Haiti quake survivors cry for help as death toll nears 2,000
Survivors of the earthquake that killed at least 1,941 people in Haiti clamored for food, shelter and medical care as search and rescue efforts resumed after a tropical storm lashed the ...
Storm brings floods as Haitians seek help at overloaded hospitals after quake
Doctors in Haiti on Monday battled in makeshift tents to save the lives of hundreds of injured people, including young children and the elderly, outside hospitals overwhelmed by an earthquake ...
Distraught Haitians seek medical help at swamped hospitals after quake
Doctors in Haiti battled on Monday in makeshift tents to save the lives of hundreds of injured people, including young children and the elderly outside hospitals overwhelmed by a major ...
Haitians scramble to rescue survivors from ruins of major quake (Update 2)
Haitians labored overnight to pick through shattered buildings in search of friends and relatives trapped in the rubble after a devastating earthquake struck the Caribbean country on Saturday, killing more ...
Quake measuring 8.2 strikes Alaska Peninsula, tsunami alert issued
A shallow earthquake of magnitude 8.2 struck the Alaska Peninsula late on Wednesday, prompting tsunami warnings in the region, authorities said.
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said the quake, which ...
Earthquake off Cyprus felt around the island
An earthquake measuring 4.3 on the Richter scale was felt in Cyprus on Monday morning, the Cyprus Seismological Centre said.
The earthquake was recorded at 9:23 and was felt the strongest in ...
Earthquake of magnitude 6.2 strikes Greece (Update 2)
An earthquake of magnitude 6.2 struck central Greece on Wednesday, sending people rushing from their houses but drawing no immediate reports of casualties or significant damage.
The European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (...
Quake of magnitude 5.0 strikes near Greek town of Nafpaktos
An earthquake of magnitude 5.0 struck early on Wednesday near the Greek seaside town of Nafpaktos on the north shore of the Corinthian Gulf, the Athens Geodynamic Institute said.
The quake ...
Strong quake hits off Japan coast, triggering blackouts
A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.1 hit off the coast of eastern Japan on Saturday, shaking buildings and triggering widespread blackouts, but there appeared to be no major ...
Social insurance staff say their workplace is unsafe following Thursday’s quake
Saying that the earthquake which rattled Cyprus on Thursday only underscored the sorry state of their current premises, employees working at the social insurance department on Byron Avenue in Nicosia ...
Cyprus hit by 5.0 quake, no injuries or damage reported (Update 3)
Cyprus was hit by an earthquake of a magnitude 5.0 on the Richter scale Thursday afternoon, according to the geological surveys department.
The tremor hit at 4.27pm local time.
The epicentre ...