A 6.3-magnitude earthquake has rocked the island of Shokoku in Japan. The quake occurred off the southwestern coast of the island, according to the US Geological Survey. It happened at around 11:14 p.m. local time. No tsunami warnings have been issued so
Seventy people are trapped in a mining area in the Heping district in northern central Taiwan after the country was rocked by its strongest earthquake in 25 years, its National Fire Agency (NFA) has said. Sixty-four people were trapped in one coal mine,
A huge 4.3-magnitude earthquake has struck miles from the centre of Sydney in Australia, with nearly 1,500 instantly feeling the ground tremor beneath them. The quake struck in the Warragamba area at around 8.53pm on Friday. According to the Mail, The Bureau of
At least 95 people have been killed in a magnitude 6.2 earthquake in northwestern China, according to the nation’s state media. The official Xinhua News Agency said 86 people died in the province of Gansu while another nine were killed in neighboring
A large earthquake rocked the Mindanao region of the southern Philipines on Friday, the German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ) and the United States Geological Society (USGS) recorded. The GFZ put the magnitude of the quake at 6.9 while the USGS said
On Saturday, an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.3 struck the Herat province of Afghanistan and caused a death toll of at least 2,000 people. On Wednesday, another power earthquake, also with a magnitude of 6.3, struck the same region. The recent
An earthquake shook Indonesia’s easternmost province Monday, but there were no immediate reports of serious damage or casualties. The U.S. Geological Survey said the magnitude 5.4 quake was centered 83 miles southwest of Abepura, a subdistrict in Jayapura, the capital of Papua
Three months after a massive earthquake hit Turkey and Syria, living conditions remain dire in Syria’s rebel-held northwest, aid officials who visited the region said Wednesday. The Feb. 6, earthquake killed more than 50,000 people, including over 6,000 in Syria, according to
A strong offshore earthquake jolted eastern Philippine provinces on Tuesday night and seismologists warned villagers to stay away from the coast because it could generate waves of less than 3 feet in height. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage
Turkey has been struck by another earthquake of magnitude 5.0, striking the Hatan province on Thursday. This is the fourth quake to hit the region this month. 47,000 people have died in the aftermath of the three earlier earthquakes. The epicentre, according