Tag: Earthquake
Quake shakes Indonesia's Sumatra
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake has struck off Indonesia's Sumatra island, the US Geological Survey said, although there was no tsunami warning or reports of damage or casualties.[MORE]
Strong quake jolts remote islands off NZ
A 6.0 magnitude earthquake has struck the remote Kermadec islands north of New Zealand, the US Geological Survey has reported.[MORE]
At least 10 killed in Colombia volcano eruption
At least 10 people were killed when a snow-capped volcano in southern Colombia erupted this week, Interior Minister Fabio Valencia said.[MORE]
Strong quake strikes off Sumatra
A strong undersea earthquake struck off Indonesia's Sumatra island on Saturday, although there was no tsunami warning issued, the country's meteorology agency said.[MORE]
Only 19,000 China quake victims identified
Only 19,000 victims of the devastating earthquake that struck China's south-west six months ago have been identified, fewer than a quarter of the total dead or missing, a top official said.[MORE]
Four killed in Indonesia quake
A powerful earthquake has struck an area off Indonesia's northern Sulawesi, killing at least four people and injuring nearly 60 after hundreds of houses collapsed, a disaster official said.[MORE]
Strong earthquake hits Indonesia, tsunami warning lifted
A major 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck off Indonesia's Sulawesi island, destroying houses and triggering a tsunami warning, officials said.[MORE]
Californians get quake-ready in 'Great Southern Shakeout'
Millions of people across California have taken part in the biggest earthquake drill in US history, a large-scale exercise aimed at testing the region's readiness for a seismic disaster.[MORE]
Japan official under fire for quake comments
A Japanese governor has come under fire for comments appearing to suggest that a huge earthquake in Tokyo would be an opportunity for western Japan to boost its economy.[MORE]
5 killed in China quake: state media
Five factory workers were killed when a building collapsed during a powerful earthquake that rocked north-western China, state media said.[MORE]
China rebuilds six months after quake, amid frustrations
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Rebuilding is in full swing in China's Sichuan province, six months after the worst earthquake in a generation.[MORE]
Strong earthquake hits China's Qinghai province
A strong earthquake measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale has hit a sparsely populated area in China's western province of Qinghai, shaking buildings in the remote mining city of Golmud and the regional capital, Xining.[MORE]
Large quake hits off Indonesian coast
A 6.2 magnitude earthquake has struck in waters off Indonesia's eastern Maluku Province, seismologists said, but no tsunami warning was issued and there were no reports of damage.[MORE]
China to spend $216b on quake reconstruction
China will spend 1 trillion yuan ($216 billion) over the next three years to rebuild areas ravaged by the Sichuan earthquake, local media has reported, citing the country's top planning agency.[MORE]
Quake strikes off Vanuatu
A 5.9 magnitude earthquake struck off the south Pacific island of Vanuatu but there were no immediate tsunami warnings or reports of casualties or damage, seismologists said.[MORE]
Quake shakes Peru capital Lima
A quake off Peru's coast shook the capital Lima, the state geophysics institute said, but emergency services said there were no reports of damage.[MORE]
Strong aftershock hits quake-stricken Pakistan
A 5.0 magnitude aftershock rattled south-western Pakistan, three days after a powerful earthquake killed up to 300 people in the region, the US Geological Survey said.[MORE]
Pakistan quake toll rises to 300
Officials in Pakistan say up to 300 people are now known to have died as a result of Wedenesday's earthquake in the quake-hit Baluchistan province. [MORE]
More than 250 aftershocks in quake-hit Pakistan
More than 250 aftershocks have shaken south-west Pakistan since the devastating 6.4-magnitude earthquake that killed at least 215 people, seismologists have said.[MORE]
Pakistan quake survivors wait for aid as toll reaches 215
Thousands of villagers in south-west Pakistan wait for aid after a powerful earthquake killed at least 215 people.[MORE]
Devastating tsunami had a predecessor
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A full-sized forerunner to the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami hit the region between 500 and 700 years ago, a study suggests.[MORE]
Rescue workers hunt for Pakistan earthquake survivors
Victims of an earthquake in south-western Pakistan have been buried in mass graves as rescue workers try to find anyone still alive in the rubble of collapsed homes.[MORE]
160 bodies pulled from Pakistan quake rubble
Pakistani rescuers have pulled 160 bodies from the rubble of hundreds of mud-walled homes after a powerful earthquake.[MORE]
Pakistan quake death toll rises to 100
Reports from Pakistan say an earthquake in the country's south-west has killed more than 100 people.[MORE]
27 killed in Pakistan earthquake
At least 27 people have been killed and 40 injured in a strong earthquake in south-west Pakistan.[MORE]
