Death Toll Rises To 281 In Italian Quake
Italian authorities say the death toll in central Italy's devastating earthquake has risen to 278 -- 238 have been rescued from the rubble.
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Italian authorities say the death toll in central Italy's devastating earthquake has risen to 278 -- 238 have been rescued from the rubble.
On Wednesday, scores of the monuments -- of which only about 2,200 remain -- were damaged in a powerful 6.8 magnitude earthquake
Rescue crews aided by sniffer dogs dug through crumbled homes Thursday looking for earthquake survivors as Italy again anguished over how to secure its ancient towns and modern cities from the country's highly seismic terrain.
Rescue crews using bulldozers and their bare hands raced to dig out survivors from a strong earthquake that reduced three central Italian towns to rubble Wednesday. The death toll stood at 247.
Wednesday marks the second anniversary of the big quake that struck Napa, and seismologists with the USGS say the valley is poised to have more, and possibly stronger quakes.
A powerful earthquake shook Myanmar on Wednesday, killing at least three people and damaging nearly a hundred ancient Buddhist pagodas in the former capital of Bagan, a major tourist site, officials said.
A powerful 6.2 magnitude earthquake has struck central Italy.
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck San Benito County Monday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
A massive 7.2 earthquake has struck near the island nation of New Caledonia in the South Pacific.
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake was reported Tuesday evening in Northern California's Lake County, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
The earthquake that rocked Napa County two years ago has produced some 4,600 aftershocks, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
A series of small earthquakes rattled a rural area of Northern California overnight.
A pair of earthquakes with a magnitude above 3.0 struck the North Bay Monday afternoon, the USGS reported.
San Francisco luxury high-rise, the Millenneum Tower has sunk by 16 inches since its completion in 2009. It has also tilted by two inches to the northwest.
A major earthquake shook an area of the Pacific Ocean and the Northern Mariana Islands Friday.
A 6.1 earthquake hit Chile's north-central region but authorities say no injuries or damage were reported and discounted the possibility of a tsunami.
A new study that says there may be a link between earthquakes and the moon and sun could change the way scientists study tectonic plates.
A 4.2 quake rattled the Hollister area Tuesday afternoon -- the latest in a swarm of quakes along the San Andreas Fault running through Central California.
Central California has been experiencing a quake swarm since late Sunday night.
A chunk of sidewalk in Hayward that offered a visual reminder of the power of seismic faults has been 'fixed,' much to the dismay of scientists and locals.
When the earth starts to quake, Google wants to be your source for information.
A strong earthquake struck in southern Mexico on Monday afternoon, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or serious damage.
Like a sportsbook at a Nevada casino, the U.S. Geological Survey has posted a list of probabilities for a major quake rocking a Bay Area fault line in the next 30 years.
A small earthquake struck in the far North Bay Tuesday about 14 miles north of Healdsburg.
The event was a simulation of the 6.7-magnitude Northridge quake. That temblor caused heavy damage to the Los Angeles area in 1994.
