Scores killed, Americans among hundreds missing after Nepal, Tibet flash floods
The flash floods decimated villages, slamming into houses, roads, bridges and power plants.
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The flash floods decimated villages, slamming into houses, roads, bridges and power plants.
With magnitudes of 7.7 and 6.4, two earthquakes struck different parts of Indonesia on the same day. Authorities have since recorded at least 995 aftershocks.
Over 1,100 homes were destroyed when Colombia was struck by its strongest earthquake on record.
The 7.4 magnitude earthquake's epicenter was in San José del Palmar, about 250 miles west of Colombia's capital, Bogota, officials said.
CBS Miami, Neighbors 4 Neighbors and Global Empowerment Mission are collecting donations to help families affected by the devastating earthquakes in Venezuela.
The U.S. Geological Survey reported that the earthquake had a magnitude of 7.3 with the epicenter 30 miles southwest of Aquiles Serdan, Mexico.
Almost 60,000 buildings may have been damaged or destroyed in Venezuela after two powerful earthquakes last week, according to a NASA satellite assessment.
Hundreds of U.S. search and rescue workers are on the ground in Venezuela after deadly quakes struck the South American nation.
Venezuelans have taken the search for missing loved ones into their own hands, citing a scarcity of government rescuers.
The twin earthquakes that hit Venezuela killed more than 900 people, and that toll is likely to keep rising as frantic rescue and recovery operations ramp up.
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.
An earthquake with a magnitude of 6 hit eastern Afghanistan, destroying multiple villages and killing more than 800 people, officials say.
A tsunami advisory was also issued for parts of Alaska and the entire West Coast after a powerful earthquake off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula.
It sent buildings in many areas toppling to the ground, buckled roads, caused bridges to collapse and burst a dam.
Taiwan's strongest earthquake in 25 years hit during morning rush, killing several, injuring hundreds and sparking tsunami warnings as far away as Japan and the Philippines.
No injuries were reported and damage appeared to be minimal after the earthquake late Friday near Prague, Oklahoma.
Hundreds of millions of people across the U.S. live in areas prone to damaging earthquakes, a new map from the U.S. Geological Survey shows.
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.6 prompted a tsunami warning on New Year's Day.
The Icelandic fishing town of Grindavik has been evacuated as earthquakes are breaking open streets and "completely damaged" some homes: "There is no one living here. From 3,800 to zero."
One meteorological office official said he's concerned that a "Hawaiian-style, lava-producing volcanic eruption" could occur in the coming days.
Videos shared on social media show villages once full of mud houses that used to dot the landscape have been reduced to piles of earthy rubbles.
The 6.8-magnitude quake was the biggest to hit Morocco in 120 years, and the ministry wrote that most damage occurred outside of cities and towns.
This year's election largely centered on domestic issues such as the economy, civil rights and a February earthquake that killed more than 50,000 people.
In northwest Syria, earthquake survivors face a long journey to recovery. Scott Pelley headed to the war-torn country to speak with the people delivering humanitarian aid.
The baby will now live with the uncle who cut the umbilical cord that attached her to her deceased mother in the rubble and helped save her life.
