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The disaster has also left over 7,600 injured and destroyed several thousand buildings A powerful earthquake that hit Turkey on Monday morning has killed more than 1,000 people and left over 7,000 injured, according to the latest figures released by the nation’s authorities. Turkey ’s Disaster and Emergency Management Authority …

On Monday morning, a powerful earthquake struck in southern Türkiye, causing significant destruction across the country and in neighboring Syria. Over a thousand people were reported killed, as buildings collapsed and infrastructure was damaged on both sides of the border. Here is what is known about the disaster so far. …

Downed power lines, gas leaks, and damaged roads were reported after the 6.4 magnitude quake off northern California. A magnitude 6.4 earthquake has struck off the coast of northern California, cutting power to tens of thousands. The quake, about 24 miles off the coast of the port city of Eureka, …

The death toll from an earthquake that struck Indonesia’s Java island has risen to 310 after rescuers found more bodies under landslides, an official said. At least 24 people are still missing. In devastated towns in western Java, residents gathered near badly damaged mosques for Friday prayers. Others held prayers …

A 5.6-magnitude earthquake killed at least 36 people and injured about 700 others in Cianjur town, Indonesia’s West Java province on November 21 afternoon, according to the town’s authorities. Herman Suherman, a government official in Cianjur, said that some residents were trapped in the rubble of collapsed buildings. News channel …

A magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck western Mexico on Monday on the anniversary of two devastating temblors, killing at least two people, damaging buildings, knocking out power, and sending residents of Mexico City scrambling outside for safety. Two died in the Pacific port of Manzanillo, authorities said, one crushed by the …

A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck China’s Sichuan province on Monday, the strongest to hit the region since 2017, killing more than 40 people and shaking the provincial capital of Chengdu and more distant provinces. Forty-six people were killed in the quake, Chinese state media Xinhua reported on Tuesday, citing local …

An earthquake of magnitude 7.2 struck the Tirapata region of southern Peru on Thursday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said.

The tremor hit 42km (26 miles) southeast of Mostar and was felt across the Balkans, according to media reports. A magnitude 5.7 earthquake has rocked southern Bosnia with media reports saying at least one person has been killed and several injured. The earthquake struck late on Friday hitting 42km (26 …

No tsunami threat was reported after the quake, and authorities said there was a low likelihood. A powerful earthquake struck off the western coast of Nicaragua, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). No tsunami threat was immediately reported following the earthquake, which had a preliminary magnitude of 6.7. …

A 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck northern Peru at 5:52 am (1052 GMT) on Sunday, the United States Geological Survey said. The strong quake’s epicenter was 98 kilometers (60 miles) east of the town of Santa Maria de Nieva in the Peruvian Amazon at a depth of 131 kilometers (81 miles), according …

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck a sparsely populated area of Western Australia, 24 km (15 miles) from the small town of Marble Bar, the U.S. Geological Survey said on Saturday. The European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said the quake had a magnitude of 5.9 and was at a depth of …

An earthquake of magnitude 6.6 struck southeast of Ryukyu Islands, Japan, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said on Wednesday. The quake was at a depth of 2 km (1.24 miles) and was about 312 km south of Naha, Japan, EMSC said.

An earthquake of magnitude 5.8 struck off the coast of Kep. Tanimbar in Indonesia late on Tuesday, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. The quake was at a depth of 109 km (67.73 miles) and was about 440 km southeast of the city of Ambon, EMSC said. The earthquake monitoring …

Three people were killed Saturday when an earthquake struck the Indonesian tourist island Bali, the disaster agency said. The 4.8 magnitude quake struck at a relatively shallow depth of 10 kilometers (six miles) northeast of the town of Banjar Wanasari. Shallow quakes tend to do more damage than deep tremors. …

More people were forced to leave their homes on Wednesday evening as flows of molten rock pouring from the Cumbre Vieja volcano on the Spanish island of La Palma threatened to engulf another neighborhood. With no end in sight to the eruption, which is in its fourth week, authorities expected …

An earthquake of magnitude 5.7 hit southern Pakistan in the early hours of Thursday, killing 20 people, most of them women and children, and injuring about 300, at a time when many victims were asleep, authorities said. The earthquake struck at a shallow depth of about 20 km (12 miles), …

A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.1 jolted Tokyo and surrounding areas late on Thursday, stopping train lines and causing sporadic power cuts, but there were no reports of major damage, Japan’s public broadcaster NHK said. The tremor, at 10:41 p.m. (1341 GMT), registered “strong-5” on Japan’s intensity …

A powerful earthquake of magnitude 7.2 struck near the Vanuatu islands in the South Pacific on Saturday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre said. No tsunami warning was issued due to the depth of the quake, said the US Tsunami Warning Center in Hawaii. The quake, which was upgraded from a …

The death toll from Haiti’s earthquake this month has risen to more than 2,200, with 344 people still missing, the country’s civil protection agency said. Search and rescue efforts are still underway in Haiti after a magnitude 7.2 earthquake hit on August 14, but support from foreign agencies has been …