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6.5 magnitude earthquake hits off Indonesia's Java

Anearthquakewithamagnitudeof6.5struckoffthecoastofJavainIndonesia,theUnitedStatesGeologicalSurvey(USGS)saidonFriday,buttherewerenoreportsofcasualties.TheUSGSsai

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Seismologists worried by tremors in DR Congo

SeismologistsinDemocraticRepublicofCongoonTuesdayvoicedconcernafterfourlightearthquakeswerefeltintheeastofthecountry.Fourtremors,eachhigherthanfourontheRichters

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6.0 earthquake hits Ecuador coast; no injuries reported

Amagnitude6.0earthquakestruckalongthecoastofEcuadorSundayinthesameareawhereamuchstrongertremorlefthundredsdeadlastyear.PresidentLeninMorenosaidtherewerenoimmedi

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Quake hits southeast Iran, destroys homes, more tremors feared

Astrongearthquakeofmagnitude6.0strucksoutheasternIranonFriday,injuringatleast42peopleanddestroyingseveralhomesinanareawheremostpeopleliveinvillagesofmud-walledh

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M6.9 quake rocks Tibet's Nyingchi in SW China

A6.9-magnitudeearthquakehitMainlingCounty,NyingchiinsouthwestChina'sTibetAutonomousRegiononSaturdaymorning,ChinaEarthquakeNetworksCenter(CENC)reported.Thequakes

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Criticism of US sanctions returns in Iran after earthquake

WithIranian-AmericansabroadunabletosendmoneydirectlytoIrantoaidthoseaffectedbythisweek'spowerfulearthquakethatkilledover530people,criticismofU.S.sanctionsonIran

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2 Iranians die in major earthquake in Iran-Iraq border area

Atleasttwopeoplediedand25injuredinthepowerfulearthquake,measuringat7.2magnitude,thathitIraq-IranborderareaonSunday,stateIRIBTVreported.Thequakewhichcenteredat10

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5.1-magnitude quake jolts Japan's Hokkaido, no tsunami warninng issued

Anearthquakewithapreliminarymagnitudeof5.1struckoffthecoastofHokkaidoPrefectureinnorthernJapanonFriday,thecountry'sweatheragencysaid.Notsunamiwarninghasbeenissu

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6.6-magnitude quake hits Alaska: USGS

Aquakemeasuring6.6ontheRichterscalestruck60kmeastofBuldirIsland,Alaska,at2234GMTonSunday,theU.S.GeologicalSurvey(USGS)said.Theepicenter,withadepthof111.8km,wasd

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Quake-hit Mexico City unveils reconstruction plan

AweekafterMexicoCity'sdeadliestquakeinthreedecades,thelocalgovernmentonTuesdayunveiledareconstructionplantomakebuildingsmorequakeproof."Todaywebegintheimplement

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Mexico quake death toll climbs to 324, schools gradually reopen

Thelatestdeathtollfromapowerful7.1-magnitudequakethathitcentralMexicoonSept.19climbedto324onMonday,morethanhalfoftheminMexicoCity.Theheadofthenationalcivilprote

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Mexico earthquake: Children killed at collapsed primary school

Atleast21childrenandfiveadultsdiedataprimaryschoolwhichcollapsedinMexicoCityduringTuesday'squake,thegovernmentsays.Theshallow,7.1magnitudequakekilledatleast223p

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M7.1 quake near Mexico City kills at least 248

RescuecrewsandordinarycitizenssearchedthroughrubbleforsurvivorsasnightfellonTuesdayonbatteredcitiesincentralMexico,includingthecapital,wherethedeathtollfromamaj

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M7.1 quake near Mexico City kills at least 226

RescuecrewsandordinarycitizenssearchedthroughrubbleforsurvivorsasnightfellonTuesdayonbatteredcitiesincentralMexico,includingthecapital,wherethedeathtollfromamaj

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Magnitude 5.8 earthquake strikes southwest coast of New Zealand

Amagnitude-5.8earthquakestruckafewhundredkilometersoffsoutherncoastofNewZealandonWednesday,causingmoderateshakingnearInvercargill,thesouthern-mostcityinthecount

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7.1 magnitude quake kills 119 as buildings collapse in Mexico

Amagnitude7.1earthquakerockedcentralMexicoonTuesday,killingatleast119peopleasbuildingscollapsedinplumesofdust.Thousandsfledintothestreetsinpanic,andmanystayedto

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Death toll rises to 138 after M7.1 quake in central Mexico

Atleast138peoplewerekilledinthepowerfulearthquakethatjoltedcentralMexicoonTuesday,thedirectorofthegovernment'scivilprotectionserviceLuisFelipePuentesaid.Mexican