earthquake

MyShake Earthquake App Turns Your Smartphone into a Mobile Seismometer

MyShake is a free app for Android phones that has the ability to recognize earthquake shaking using the sensors in…

9 years ago

M7.9 Earthquake Hits Nepal and Northern India

Nepal has been hit by a 7.9-magnitude earthquake in an area between the capital Kathmandu and the city of Pokhara,…

10 years ago

Mexico: 6.3 magnitude earthquake hits Gulf coast

A 6.3- magnitude earthquake has hit eastern Mexico, with no immediate reports of damage or injury. According to the US…

10 years ago

Solomon Islands hit by second 7.5-magnitude earthquake

The Solomon Islands have been hit by a second earthquake of 7.5-magnitude, less than a day after a similar strength…

11 years ago

Solomon Islands hit by 7.6-magnitude earthquake

A 7.6-magnitude earthquake has hit near the Solomon Islands, but there have been no reports of major damage or casualties.…

11 years ago

Chile earthquake: 7.6-magnitude aftershock strikes Iquique

A second 7.6-magnitude earthquake has rocked northern Chile, just over 24 hours after an 8.2 tremor killed six people, destroyed…

11 years ago

Chile prison escape following 8.2-magnitude earthquake

Chile has deployed military forces to the northern city of Iquique after more than 300 inmates escaped from a women's…

11 years ago

Chile earthquake 2014: Disaster declared in Arica, Parinacota and Tarapaca regions

Three of the Chilean northern regions have been declared disaster areas after being hit by last night's 8.2-magnitude earthquake. At…

11 years ago

Chile 8.2-magnitude earthquake triggers tsunami alert

Northern Chile has been hit by an 8.2-magnitude earthquake, triggering a tsunami alert and killing at least five people. The…

11 years ago

Estimated 4.4 earthquake strikes Los Angeles area

A 4.4-magnitude earthquake struck 5.6 miles from the Los Angeles neighborhood of Westwood at 06:25 a.m. local time, US officials…

11 years ago

Chile: 6.7 earthquake strikes offshore Tarapaca

A 6.7-magnitude earthquake hit off the northern coast of Chile on Sunday evening, prompting a brief evacuation of part of…

11 years ago

6.9-magnitude earthquake strikes off Northern California coast

The US Geological Survey reported that a 6.9-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Northern California on Sunday night. The…

11 years ago

Philippines earthquake death toll rises to 99

The death toll from the 7.2-magnitude earthquake that hit Philippines yesterday continues to rise. At least 99 people died in…

11 years ago

Philippines earthquake hits Bohol and Cebu killing at least 20 people

A 7.2-magnitude earthquake has hit the central Philippines, killing at least 20 people, reports say. The US Geological Survey said…

11 years ago

Pakistan: New earthquake hits Balochistan killing 12 people

A new 6.8-magnitude earthquake has struck Pakistani province Balochistan, where at least 400 people died in a quake earlier this…

11 years ago

Sichuan earthquake leaves 203 dead and 11,500 injured as rescue teams struggle to reach survivors

Rescue teams in China are struggling to reach survivors of a powerful 6.6-magnitude earthquake that killed 203 and injured some…

12 years ago

Sichuan earthquake kills at least 46 people and injures other 400 in China

A powerful earthquake hit China's south-western province of Sichuan killing at least 46 people and injuring at least 400, state…

12 years ago

Iran earthquake strikes near Bushehr nuclear power station killing 30 people

At least 30 people have been killed and other 800 have been injured after a 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck Bushehr…

12 years ago

Northern Italy earthquake UPDATE: at least six people killed and serious damages to buildings

The 6-magnitude earthquake that hit northern Italy this morning has killed at least six people and caused serious damage to…

13 years ago

Mexico: 6.5 earthquake kills two people in Guerrero state

A 6.5 magnitude earthquake shook Mexico on Saturday killing at least two people and knocking out power in the capital.…

13 years ago

Oklahoma: 5.6 earthquake hit the state at 10:53 pm

A 5.6 magnitude earthquake struck Oklahoma at 10:53 p.m. local time Saturday (03:53 GMT), according to U.S. Geological Survey. The…

13 years ago

Ferhat Tokay, 13-year-old boy rescued after 108 hours as earthquake death toll rose to 570.

Ferhat Tokay, a 13-year-old boy has been pulled alive from the rubble in Ercis after 108 hours since earthquake hit…

13 years ago

Turkey earthquake: baby Azra reunited her mother as the death toll rose to 432.

Baby Azra Karaduman, a 14-day-old infant was pulled alive from the rubble of the Turkish earthquake at almost 48 hours…

13 years ago

Baby Azra, a 14-day-old girl rescued from the rubble after 47 hours in Turkey.

Little Azra, a two weeks old baby girl, has been rescued this morning from the shattered ruins of a building…

13 years ago

Turkey earthquake updates: death toll has risen to 366 overnight.

At least 366 people are now known to have died and over 1,300 injured after the Sunday's deadly earthquake in…

13 years ago