Strong earthquake off southern Japan sparks new concern over major quakes
A powerful magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck off Japan's southern coast on Thursday.
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A powerful magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck off Japan's southern coast on Thursday.
Aftershocks in the New York City area could continue for a week after one of the East Coast's strongest earthquakes in 100 years.
NEXT Weather meteorologist Dave Warren takes a look at where it was centered.
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.
The quake occurred about 100 miles east of Cape Canaveral around 10:48 p.m. Wednesday.
Along Japan's coastline, power was gradually being restored after the earthquakes, but water supplies were still short.
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.6 prompted a tsunami warning on New Year's Day.
Most of those killed were crushed by debris when their houses — usually made by stacking rocks and logs — crumbled under the force of the tremblor midnight Friday, local media reported.
A 5.4 magnitude earthquake has hit Jamaica and prompted people to flee buildings amid heavy shaking.
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.
Here are some organizations accepting donations to assist victims of the strongest earthquake to hit Morocco in over a century.
Hundreds of people lined up to donate blood as rescuers kept hunting for people trapped under rubble two days after a 6.8 magnitude earthquake hit central Morocco.
The United Nations estimated that 300,000 people were affected by Friday night's magnitude 6.8 quake.
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.
Three dozen people were injured
Authorities in Haiti say that four people have been killed when a 4.9 magnitude earthquake struck the south of the country.
The 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck southern Turkey on Monday, near its shared border with northern Syria.
Christian Atsu, the Ghana international forward who played for Premier League clubs Chelsea and Newcastle, has died in the earthquake in Turkey.
She will be cared for by her father's uncle, whose household of 11 is living in a tent after their home was also destroyed in the earthquakes.
Satellite images from the NASA Earth Observatory show the scale of destruction in Turkey and Syria.
More than three days after the devastating quakes hit Turkey and Syria, experts say a "critical" survival window is closing fast amid harsh winter conditions.
Rescuers desperately searching for survivors under rubble faced the grim challenges of stretched resources and winter conditions.
"We cleared the dust and found the baby with the umbilical cord (intact), so we cut it and my cousin took her to hospital," rescuer says.
Foreign nations and aid agencies are racing to mobilize resources to help survivors of the devastating quakes in two countries. Here's how you can help.
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue tells CBS4 they're ready to go to the devastated areas.
