A moderately strong, 5.6-magnitude earthquake struck near Lima, Peru on Sunday, according to the United States Geological ...

A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Russia's Kuril islands on Friday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. The quake was at a depth of 12 km (7.46 miles), EMSC said.

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Centuries-old monasteries have been damaged by an ongoing series of earthquakes in a secluded monastic community in northern ...

Landslides, earthquakes, and subduction faults could generate 1,000-foot mega-tsunamis, wiping coastal communities off the ...

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan was struck by an earthquake about 71 kilometers (44.1 miles) south of Hualien City, monitoring agencies said. The quake hit seconds after cell phone alarms went off at ...

TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Taiwan was struck by a 5.9 magnitude earthquake Tuesday evening, the United States Geological Survey reported. The earthquake was detected about 71 kilometers (44.1 miles) south of ...

The tremor hit at around 7pm local time (12 noon UK time) on Wednesday and was felt as far away as the country's capital, 124 ...