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A 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck off the southern coast of Philippines, prompting tsunami warnings from Philippine and Indonesian authorities. Residents in coastal towns in central and southern Philippines were asked to evacuate as authorities warned of waves...
A strong earthquake rattled northwestern Turkey on Sunday, prompting residents to evacuate their homes, emergency officials reported. The 5.4-magnitude quake struck near the town of Simav in Kutahya province at a shallow depth of 8 kilometers...

Chile hit by major 6.7 magnitude earthquake

A 6.7 magnitude earthquake struck northern Chile on Friday, causing minor infrastructure damage and cutting power to more than 20,000 people. The US Geological Survey...

A magnitude 6.2 quake shakes Istanbul and injures more than 230 people

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.2 shook Istanbul and other areas of Turkey on Wednesday, prompting widespread panic and scores of injuries...

Myanmar earthquake: Moment rescuers pull woman alive from rubble

Rescuers in Myanmar pulled a woman alive from the debris of a collapsed apartment block in Mandalay, more than a day after she was...

Myanmar’s 7.7-magnitude earthquake: Here’s what we know about the Sagaing Fault

Friday’s earthquake in Myanmar ruptured along the Sagaing Fault, a major fault that is part of the complicated tectonic plate structure of the Tibetan...

Can you predict earthquakes?

No. Neither the USGS nor any other scientists have ever predicted a major earthquake. We do not know how, and we do not expect...

Can “MegaQuakes” really happen? Like a magnitude 10 or larger?

No, earthquakes of magnitude 10 or larger cannot happen. The magnitude of an earthquake is related to the length of the fault on which...

6.2 magnitude earthquake rattles Panama

A strong earthquake off Panama’s Pacific coast shook the central part of the country Friday, but went largely unnoticed in the capital. The earthquake was...

Vanuatu islands rocked by a magnitude 5.9 earthquake

A magnitude 5.9 earthquake has struck off the coast of Vanuatu. The earthquake was recorded at 11.09am on Monday near Port Vila, Vanuatu's harbourside capital...

6.2 magnitude earthquake strikes southwest Mexico

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake rattled a region of southwest Mexico on Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. There were no immediate reports of casualties...

Magnitude 5.5 earthquake strikes Ethiopia region

An earthquake of magnitude 5.5 struck Ethiopia, east of the capital Addis Ababa, early on Saturday, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) said. The...

Argentina hit by 5.9-magnitude earthquake

A 5.9-magnitude earthquake hit Argentina, data provided by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) showed. According to the agency, the epicenter of the quake was...

Magnitude 6.2 earthquake strikes near west coast Honshu, Japan

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck near the west coast of Honshu, Japan on Tuesday, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre said. The earthquake was at a depth...

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