Huge quakes hit near New Zealand, tsunami threat passes
A powerful series of undersea quakes struck north-east of New Zealand on Friday, but tsunami waves that forced many people on the country’s North Island...
Earthquakes
Argentina quake of magnitude 6.8 shakes homes, buildings; no injuries report
An earthquake of magnitude 6.8 struck west-central Argentina late on Monday, followed by at least five aftershocks that shook buildings and sent products tumbling off...
Tsunami in Cyprus unlikely but possible
The risk of a tsunami in the Mediterranean is lower than in the Pacific and Indian Oceans, but it is a real possibility, the Department...
Engineers call for funds to earthquake-proof older buildings
The Civil Engineers’ Association (Spolmik) on Monday called on the government to use some of the available EU funds for earthquake-proofing old buildings, expressing concerns...
Magnitude 5.5 earthquake rocks Southern California, no immediate reports of damage
A 5.5 magnitude earthquake struck on Wednesday in the California desert about 150 miles (241 km) northeast of Los Angeles, but there were no reports of damage...
Earthquakes hit Chile and Iran-Iraq border region
An magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck northern Chile early Wednesday morning, the GFZ German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ) said. The quake struck at a depth...
Iran quake of magnitude 5.1 kills two, injures 22
Two people died and 22 were injured when they fled their homes in panic following an earthquake of magnitude 5.1 that struck northern Iran in...
Most Puerto Ricans without power, many sleep outdoors after quakes
More than half of Puerto Rico’s 3 million people remained without power on Wednesday and thousands slept outdoors after earthquakes toppled homes on the Caribbean...
Quake measuring 6.0 recorded north of Crete
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.0 jolted the Greek island of Crete on Wednesday, with no damage or injuries reported, authorities said. The...
Eight killed in quake, aftershocks in Philippines, 60 injured
By Neil Jerome Morales MANILA, July 27 (Reuters) – An earthquake and aftershocks struck islands off the north of the Philippines on Saturday killing eight people and...
Rescuers race to find survivors after Philippine quake
NEW EARTHQUAKE OF 6.5 MAGNITUDE STRIKES PHILIPPINES AGAIN Rescue teams in the Philippines searched for signs of life beneath the rubble of a collapsed four-storey...
Eight killed, dozens feared trapped after earthquake hits Philippines
By Karen Lema and Martin Petty MANILA, April 22 (Reuters) – At least eight people were killed when a magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck the Philippines’...
Fears over building high-rises on shaky ground along Larnaca seafront
Following the geological survey department’s appraisal of the ground on Larnaca’s seafront as being unable to support high-rise developments such as the planned 22-storey Kition...
Lecture at Frederick on earthquake protection
The department of civil engineering at the University of Frederick and the department of geological surveys of the Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and the...
Indonesia relief efforts in Lombok stepped up as new quakes kill 10
At least 10 people were killed by strong tremors that rocked Indonesia’s holiday island of Lombok on Sunday, authorities said following the latest in a...
Fresh tremor rocks Indonesia’s Lombok
A fresh tremor of 6.3 magnitude struck the Indonesian holiday island of Lombok, the U.S. Geological Survey said on Sunday, after an earthquake killed more...
Earthquake off Polis coast
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 101km west-northwest off the coast of Polis on Monday morning, according to website ‘earthquake track’. No injuries have been reported....