A 9.1-magnitude earthquake and tsunami off the west coast of northern Sumatra on Dec. 26, 2004, killed more than 283,000 people and displaced over 1 million more across 10 countries in Asia and ...

What are the biggest earthquakes in history? 5. Russia 1952: Magnitude 9.0 . A magnitude 9.0 earthquake hit Severo-Kurilsk on the Kamchatka Peninsula in east Russia on November 4, 1952.

A powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake rattled much of Southeast Asia on Friday, resulting in mounting casualties and flattened skyscrapers from Myanmar to Thailand. The epicenter was in Mandalay ...

At least nine people were killed and more than 900 injured when Taiwan’s biggest earthquake in 25 years rocked the island during the morning rush hour, prompting authorities to issue tsunami ...

Deadly earthquake strikes parts of Asia Published: Mar. 28, 2025, 8:32 a.m. Rescuers walk at the site of a high-rise building under construction that collapsed after a 7.7 magnitude earthquake in ...

A series of earthquakes hit the Zenda Jan district in Herat province, western Afghanistan, on Sunday October 8, 2023. The strongest earthquake–with a 6.3 magnitude according to the USGS–was ...

Over 2,700 people are dead following a magnitude 7.7 earthquake in Southeast Asia. The quake's epicenter was in Myanmar. It was also followed by a strong aftershock. BANGKOK - The death toll in an ...

Asia has been hit by over 20 earthquakes above a 2.5 magnitude in the last 24 hours, with four powerful ones in central and southeast Asia, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS).

More than 2,700 people are now confirmed dead in Myanmar after what was the largest earthquake to hit the war-ravaged country in more than a century, authorities say. Experts fear the true death ...

A powerful earthquake has struck Myanmar and Thailand with hundreds of people feared dead. Here is what we know so far. Myanmar. The epicentre of the 7.7 magnitude tremor was in central Myanmar ...