Quake

Powerful 7.2 quake rocks buildings in Mexico, minor damage reported

MEXICO CITY: A 7.2 magnitude quake rocked Mexico on Friday, a prolonged rumble that the… Read More

At least two killed, 150 missing after quake rocks Taiwan tourist area

HUALIEN, Taiwan: Rescuers combed through the rubble of collapsed buildings on Wednesday, some using their… Read More

3.5-magnitude quake rattles N Korea near nuclear test site

PYONGYONG: A shallow 3.5-magnitude earthquake hit North Korea near the country’s nuclear test site on… Read More

Up to 100 feared dead, thousands injured in China quake: govt

BEIJING: A 6.5-magnitude earthquake rattled southwest China late Tuesday, killing at least five people, with… Read More

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… Read More

Washington state ‘grossly’ unprepared for major quake: report

WASHINGTON: The state is grossly unprepared for a large earthquake and tsunami that may strike… Read More

Italy quake toll hits 267 as rescuers search flattened towns

AMATRICE, ITALY: The death toll from a devastating earthquake in central Italy climbed to 267… Read More

Britons first foreigners to scale Mount Everest after quake

KATHMANDU: British mountaineers Kenton Cool and Robert Lucas became the first foreigners to summit Mount Everest… Read More

Ecuador quake toll at 272, ‘certain to rise’

Portoviejo, ECUADOR: The biggest earthquake in Ecuador in decades has killed 272 people -- but that… Read More

Strong quake hits Japan, nuclear plants safe, dozens injured: media

TOKYO: An earthquake of magnitude 6 hit southern Japan on Thursday, bringing down some buildings… Read More

Huge quake strikes off Indonesia but tsunami warnings cancelled

JAKARTA: A massive quake struck on Wednesday off the Indonesian island of Sumatra, a region… Read More

New Zealand, Australia teams mark earthquake anniversary

CHRISTCHURCH: The New Zealand and Australian cricket teams joined together with spectators at the second… Read More

Taiwan quake kills at least 12, fells apartment block

TAINAN, TAIWAN: A powerful earthquake struck Taiwan early on Saturday killing at least 12 people,… Read More

Nepal quake survivors fight freezing temperatures

KATHMANDU: Nine months after a massive earthquake hit Nepal, thousands of survivors are now fighting… Read More

276 killed in Pakistan after massive quake hits region with epicentre in Afghanistan — 60km from Chitral

ISLAMABAD: A powerful earthquake of 7.5 magnitude has struck major cities of Pakistan, leaving at… Read More

Chileans pick through debris after powerful quake; eight killed

ILLAPEL, CHILE: Residents picked through the rubble of destroyed buildings in central Chile on Thursday… Read More

5.6 quake hits parts of KP

ISLAMABAD: A 5.6 magnitude earthquake on Saturday hit parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), however no… Read More

Nepal quake death toll becomes highest on record; dozens still missing

KATHMANDU: The number of people killed in Nepal by two major earthquakes has surpassed 8,500,… Read More

Three survive eight days under Nepal quake rubble; but many trekkers dead

KATHMANDU: Three people were pulled out alive from the rubble of their home eight days… Read More

Death toll from Nepal’s devastating quake passes 7,000

KATHMANDU: The death toll in Nepal from last weekend's devastating earthquake has risen to 7,040,… Read More