Powerful earthquake rocks Philippines, killing at least 5

"It was the most powerful quake I've felt and I thought the ground would open up," one officer said.

• Jul 27, 2022

Japan moves toward releasing Fukushima nuke plant wastewater into sea

The plan to filter and dilute millions of tons of water from the plant crippled by the 2011 quake and tsunami and pipe it out to sea has drawn both foreign and domestic opposition.

• Jul 25, 2022

Seattle earthquake could trigger massive tsunami, report finds

"The impacts could be massive," one state official said.

• Jul 11, 2022

Afghanistan death toll rises

The death toll from Afghanistan's worst earthquake in decades rose sharply overnight. Local officials say more than 1,100 people have died. Five people were killed by tremors this morning. Secundor Kermani from our partners at the BBC is near the quake zone.

• Jun 24, 2022
• 1:40

Deadly aftershock hits Afghanistan 2 days after devastating quake

Authorities said the death toll from the major temblor -- the nation's deadliest in two decades -- reached 1,150 -- the poverty-gripped nation's deadliest temblor in two decades.

• Jun 24, 2022

Taliban appeal for aid after deadly quake

The Taliban have appealed for international support following the country's most deadly earthquake in two decades As Charlie D'Agata reports, the country is already in the midst of a humanitarian crisis.

• Jun 23, 2022
• 1:51

Taliban asks for aid after Afghan earthquake

The Taliban is asking for international aid after a devastating earthquake in Afghanistan killed at least 1,000 people. CBS News foreign correspondent Charlie D'Agata explains how this disaster is adding to an already extensive humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan.

• Jun 23, 2022
• 6:39

Grim recovery work after Afghan quake hits nation "already on the brink"

The earthquake killed more than 1,000 people and left many homeless in one of the poorest parts of one of the poorest countries on the planet.

• Jun 23, 2022

Afghanistan earthquake kills more than 1,000 people

Rescue efforts are underway after a powerful 5.9 magnitude earthquake struck in Afghanistan. More than 1,000 people are dead and hundreds more are injured. Charlie D'Agata reports.

• Jun 22, 2022
• 1:56

Powerful earthquake kills more than 1,000 people in Afghanistan

Almost 1,000 people reportedly killed in Afghanistan's earthquake-prone eastern mountains as temblor strikes in the middle of the night, with people asleep in their homes.

• Jun 22, 2022

San Francisco Bay Area jolted by earthquake; no damage reported

The area is about 30 miles northeast of downtown San Francisco.

• Jun 2, 2022

Magnitude 4.2 earthquake strikes near Yellowstone

There were no reports of damage or injuries.

• May 12, 2022

Deadly quake off Japan's Fukushima coast knocks out power to millions

The 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of the region devastated by the 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster.

• Mar 16, 2022

7.3 magnitude earthquake hits coast of Japan

A powerful earthquake rattled Japan's northeast coast. At least one person was killed and dozens were injured.

• Mar 16, 2022
• 0:21

Robots to the rescue after nuclear disaster

More than 10 years after a powerful earthquake and tsunami caused a massive nuclear meltdown in the Daiichi Power Plant, Lesley Stahl reports on the unprecedented cleanup effort.

• Jul 11, 2021
• 14:23

Two earthquakes shake Calif.

Two earthquakes rocked Northern California just hours apart on Tuesday night. The first hit Santa Clara County and was measured as a 3.1 magnitude. Soon after, a 3.9 magnitude quake hit just east of San Jose. No injuries were reported.

• Dec 27, 2017
• 0:30

Calif. prepares for next quake

Scientists have discovered that two fault lines link together north of San Francisco, creating a new risk for the nearly seven million people living in the Bay Area. Some 1,200 emergency responders took part in an earthquake drill Thursday, and hundreds of scientists, engineers and politicians gather Friday in Los Angeles to discuss the next big quake. Mireya Villarreal reports.

• Nov 18, 2016
• 2:49

10/30: CBS Weekend News

Hillary Clinton's once seemingly insurmountable lead on Donald Trump has dwindled to just one point, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll; aside from the usual zombies and ghosts, this year's most popular Halloween masks are the Republican and Democratic presidential candidates.

• Oct 30, 2016
• 18:38

Italy quake damage

Centuries-old buildings that survived the recent series of quakes in Italy finally collapsed Sunday. An historic basilica in Norcia was damaged, displacing the nuns who were there. Seth Doane reports on the damage.

• Oct 30, 2016
• 1:40

Can Calif. buildings handle quakes?

The centuries-old villages pulverized in the Italy earthquake are far from the Los Angeles skyline -- both in distance and construction style -- but seismologists warn the destruction from a shallow earthquake centered in California would look very similar. Carter Evans reports.

• Aug 27, 2016
• 1:55

When everything starts to shake

60 Minutes correspondent Bill Whitaker and producer David Schneider, a former and current Californian, respectively, are no strangers to earthquakes

• May 8, 2016
• 6:07

Preview: Earthquake Alley

There has been a high incidence of earthquakes in Oklahoma, where oil and gas production is injecting vast amounts of waste water into the earth. Bill Whitaker takes a closer look in a report that airs on Sunday, Sept. 11 at 7 p.m. ET/PT.

• Sep 8, 2016
• 1:08

Before 2009, Oklahoma averaged two earthquakes a year

Oklahoma is being rattled by an unprecedented surge in earthquakes. The state last year averaged more than two each day at magnitude three or higher. Before 2009, Oklahoma averaged two earthquakes a year. Bill Whitaker joins "CBS This Morning" to preview his report for Sunday's "60 Minutes."

• May 6, 2016
• 4:01

An earthquake measuring 7.8 magnitude rocked Ecuador's central coast late Saturday. At least 77 were killed and hundreds injured outside Quito

An earthquake measuring 7.8 magnitude rocked Ecuador's central coast late Saturday. At least 77 were killed and hundreds injured outside Quito. The Ecuador quake is being described by one expert as 6 times stronger than the back to back earthquakes that hit half a world away in Japan late last week. In Kumamoto, rescue efforts continue following the two quakes that killed at least 41 people and injured more than 1500.

• Apr 17, 2016
• 0:35

Two earthquakes struck Japan in less than 24 hours, killing dozens, injuring at least 1,500 and leaving hundreds of thousands without electricity and water

Two earthquakes struck Japan in less than 24 hours, killing dozens, injuring at least 1,500 and leaving hundreds of thousands without electricity and water. Charlie D'Agata reports.

• Apr 16, 2016
• 1:57

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