Powerful earthquakes strike Venezuela, hundreds dead or injured
Venezuela's acting president said the death toll from powerful twin earthquakes was likely to rise, as USGS modeling suggested thousands may have been killed.
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Venezuela's acting president said the death toll from powerful twin earthquakes was likely to rise, as USGS modeling suggested thousands may have been killed.
A 6.7 magnitude earthquake rocked Central Indonesia on Tuesday.
A deadly earthquake rocked the southern Philippines, killing dozens of people and sending small tsunami waves toward at least three nations.
The magnitude 7.8 quake also triggered a landslide and more than 130 aftershocks.
The earthquake caused damage to the coastal city, knocking down power and sparking a tsunami warning on some regional coasts.
An earthquake of magnitude 4.6 in Northern California awakened residents with a jolt early Thursday, with many saying they felt their homes shake for a few seconds in a 100-mile stretch, including San Francisco.
A 3.8 magnitude earthquake was confirmed in South-Central Illinois early Tuesday morning.
The government is warning people of possible aftershocks over the next few days.
Supermarket surveillance footage captured the moment the earthquake hit.
Two powerful quakes struck off the southern Philippines on Friday, killing at least six people. Tsunami warnings were lifted and the island nation is no longer under tsunami threat.
Rescue and recovery efforts are underway after an earthquake left 900 people dead in Afghanistan.
An earthquake with a magnitude of 6 hit eastern Afghanistan, destroying multiple villages and killing more than 800 people, officials say.
Rescue crews are searching for survivors after a 6.0 magnitude earthquake was confirmed in eastern Afghanistan
Most tsunami alerts, from Alaska to Japan to Chile, have been lifted. Parts of Hawaii recorded the highest waves, but even those were not ultimately very high, topping out at less than 6 feet.
A tsunami warning issued for Hawaii after one of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded, an 8.8 magnitude in Russia's Far East, was canceled after small waves peaked.
A powerful 8.8 magnitude earthquake hit near Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula, prompting Japan's meteorological agency to issue a tsunami alert and the National Weather Service to issue a tsunami warning for Hawaii and parts of Alaska on Wednesday.
A tsunami advisory was also issued for parts of Alaska and the entire West Coast after a powerful earthquake off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula.
The earthquake, confirmed by the United States Geological Survey, was reported in Coles County.
A 3.3 magnitude earthquake was confirmed near Lerna, Illinois, late Monday night. The earthquake, confirmed by the United States Geological Survey, was reported in Coles County SSW of Lerna, Illinois which is close to Effingham, Illinois.
According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the quake's epicenter was roughly 15 miles south of New Mexico's border with Texas.
Over 100 aftershocks were felt after the quake. The Turkish health ministry says around 230 people were injured, but many more chose to flee the city in case the aftershocks turned more violent.
At the San Diego Zoo, a herd of elephants formed what is called an "alert circle" for the earthquake.
The shakes could be felt across southern California and into Mexico.
In the days since the earthquake, Jones said life in Thailand has been hectic — and many other expats are fleeing and going home. But he is not.
Jahari Jones, who is from Chicago’s South Side, moved to Bangkok late last year. He was editing a YouTube video when he felt the earthquake last week.
