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Magnitude 6.0 quake strikes Philippines, Indonesia

An offshore magnitude-6.0 earthquake rattled Indonesia and the Philippines on Saturday evening with the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) tracing its epicenter...

6.0-magnitude earthquake hits Taiwan—USGS

Taipei, Taiwan—A shallow 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck southeastern Taiwan on Wednesday evening, the US Geological Survey said, but there were no immediate reports of damage. The quake...

6.1-magnitude quake hits Central Papua

JAKARTA – A shallow earthquake of magnitude 6.1 struck Indonesia’s Central Papua province on Friday, the US Geological Survey reported, with no initial reports...

7.5 magnitude earthquake hits the Chilean Antarctic

Santiago, Chile—A 7.5 magnitude earthquake rattled the Chilean Antarctic region and the southern Drake Passage on Thursday, the US Geological Survey said. There was no threat...

Huge quake off Russia sparks big Pacific tsunami warnings

TOKYO – One of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded struck Russia’s sparsely populated Far East early Wednesday, causing tsunamis of up to four meters...

Huge quake off Russia sparks Pacific tsunamis

Chiba, Japan—One of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded struck Russia's sparsely populated Far East on Wednesday, causing tsunamis up to four meters (12 feet) high...

Japan detects 60-cm tsunami after M8.8 Kamchatka quake

Vast areas of Japan's Pacific coast were hit by tsunami waves as high as 60 centimeters on Wednesday after a magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck...

Tsunami alert lifted after powerful quakes off Russian coast

Moscow, Russia—A tsunami alert was lifted after a series of powerful earthquakes off the coast of Russia's far east on Sunday did not result in...

7.3-magnitude quake strikes off Alaska

Los Angeles, United States—A 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of the US state of Alaska on Wednesday, triggering a tsunami warning that was later...

6.1 magnitude quake hits off Davao Occ.

A magnitude-6.1 earthquake struck deep off the coast of Davao Occidental on Saturday, the United States Geological Survey said. There were no immediate reports of...

5.8-magnitude quake rattles Turkey’s southwestern resorts

Ankara, Turkey—A 5.8 magnitude earthquake struck the Marmaris area of southwestern Turkey early on Tuesday, killing one teenager and injuring dozens of people, the interior...

6.1-magnitude earthquake strikes near Fry, Greece—USGS

Athens, Greece—A 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck south of the Greek island of Kasos on Wednesday, the United States Geological Survey said, but there were no immediate...

Magnitude 6.8 earthquake hits off New Zealand’s South Island

Sydney, Australia—A 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck off New Zealand's South Island on Tuesday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said. The tremor—initially recorded with a magnitude of...

Magnitude 6.1 offshore quake hits near Indonesian island—USGS

Jakarta, Indonesia—A shallow 6.1-magnitude earthquake hit near the Indonesian island of Sulawesi on Wednesday, the United States Geological Survey said, with no damage or casualties...
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