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6.1-magnitude earthquake shakes Taiwan

Taipei, Taiwan—A 6.1-magnitude earthquake hit off Taiwan's east coast Friday morning, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said. The tremor struck at 7:35 am (2335...

Magnitude 6.7 earthquake strikes northern Vanuatu

SYDNEY—A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck northern Vanuatu on Wednesday, the United States Geological Survey said, with authorities warning that “small tsunami waves” had been...

‘US troops to help defend Taiwan’

Washington—President Joe Biden said Sunday that US forces would defend Taiwan against a Chinese invasion, while the White House said Washington’s policy was unchanged. Asked...

6.2-magnitude earthquake strikes Sumatra island

A 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck Indonesia’s Sumatra island on Friday, the United States Geological Survey said, with residents sent fleeing from their homes. The quake hit...

8.2 magnitude quake off Alaskan peninsula, small tsunami recorded

An 8.2 magnitude earthquake struck off the Alaskan peninsula late Wednesday, the United States Geological Survey said, generating small waves but no major tsunami...

6.8-magnitude quake rattles northeast Japan, no tsunami risk

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New deady tremors shake Croatia; seven killed

New tremors shook Croatia early Wednesday as the Adriatic country was still picking up the pieces of a deadly earthquake that claimed at least...

Quake rattles Chinese city hit by massive 1976 disaster

A 4.7-magnitude earthquake struck the northern Chinese city of Tangshan on Sunday, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), reviving memories of a...

Five killed in Iran quake

Tehran"•A night-time earthquake in northwestern Iran on Friday killed five people and injured 120, according to early reports on state television. The 5.9-magnitude quake struck...

6.6 quake strikes off Tonga

Nuku ‘alofa, Tonga"•A 6.6 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of the Pacific island nation of Tonga on Tuesday, but there was no threat...

Volcano fury

People watch from a golf course the tempestuousness of Hawaii’s erupting Kilauea volcano with blue flames shooting up and lighting up the sky, coinciding...

Quake hits Hawaii, prods volcano eruptions

LOS ANGELES—A magnitude 6.9 earthquake shook Hawaii’s Big Island on Friday, prompting fresh eruptions of a volcano that has been spewing lava near residential...

7.2-magnitude quake hits off New Caledonia

A 7.2-magnitude earthquake hit off the coast of New Caledonia Friday in the tectonically active Pacific region, but there was no tsunami threat, seismologists...
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