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7.0-magnitude earthquake hits eastern Indonesia: USGS

JAKARTA: An offshore earthquake with a magnitude of 7.0 hit near eastern Indonesia's Maluku islands on Wednesday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) reported, triggering...

6.5 quake rocks southern Indonesia: USGS

JAKARTA: A strong 6.5 earthquake rocked Indonesia’s main island of Java late Friday evening, the US Geological Survey said, shaking buildings in the capital...

Magnitude 6.1 quake hits northern Chile: USGS

SANTIAGO: A 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck northern Chile, 144 km (90 miles) southeast of Calama, at a depth of 188 km, the United States Geological Survey...

Two dead after New Zealand earthquake, residents flee tsunami

CHRISTCHURCH: At least two people were killed and more fatalities were feared after a powerful 7.8 earthquake struck New Zealand just after midnight Monday,...

6.4-magnitude quake shakes central Chile: Officials

SANTIAGO, Chile: A 6.4-magnitude earthquake of "great intensity" struck central Chile on Friday, but there were no immediate reports of damage, officials said. The quake,...

6.4-magnitude earthquake hits northwest China: USGS

BEIJING, CHINA: A 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck China's north-western province of Qinghai on Monday, the US Geological Survey reported, in an area frequently plagued with...

5.4-magnitude ‘biggest ever’ quake hits South Korea

SEOL: A powerful 5.4-magnitude earthquake hit the southern region of South Korea Monday evening, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said, following an earlierquake of 4.9-magnitude.

Italy quake toll hits 247 as rescuers hunt for survivors

ROME: At least 73 people have died in an earthquake which devastated a string of small towns in central Italy in the early hours of Wednesday, the civil protection department said.

Twin earthquakes rattle Indonesia’s Sumatra: USGS

PADANG, Indonesia: Two powerful quakes struck Indonesia's Sumatra on Sunday, US seismologists said, but no tsunami warning was issued and there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.

Powerful Chile quake kills at least five, 1 million evacuated

SANTIAGO: The 8.3-magnitude earthquake that struck Wednesday off the coast of Chile has left at least five dead, a million evacuated and one person missing, an official said.

Quake aftershock of 6.7 magnitude hits Nepal: USGS

KATHMANDU: A 6.7-magnitude aftershock struck earthquake-devastated Nepal on Sunday, the USGS said, with climbers reporting the tremor triggered more avalanches on Mount Everest.

6.8-magnitude earthquake off Vanuatu, no tsunami threat: USGS

SYDNEY: A powerful 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the Pacific nation of Vanuatu Friday, the United States Geological Survey said, but no tsunami threat was detected.

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