Earthquake off Cyprus felt around the island
An earthquake measuring 4.3 on the Richter scale was felt in Cyprus on Monday morning, the Cyprus Seismological Centre said.
The earthquake was recorded at 9:23 and was felt the strongest in ...
Huge quakes hit near New Zealand, tsunami threat passes
A powerful series of undersea quakes struck north-east of New Zealand on Friday, but tsunami waves that forced many people on the country’s North Island to flee to high ...
Earthquake of magnitude 6.2 strikes Greece (Update 2)
An earthquake of magnitude 6.2 struck central Greece on Wednesday, sending people rushing from their houses but drawing no immediate reports of casualties or significant damage.
The European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (...
Quake of magnitude 5.0 strikes near Greek town of Nafpaktos
An earthquake of magnitude 5.0 struck early on Wednesday near the Greek seaside town of Nafpaktos on the north shore of the Corinthian Gulf, the Athens Geodynamic Institute said.
The quake ...
Strong quake hits off Japan coast, triggering blackouts
A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.1 hit off the coast of eastern Japan on Saturday, shaking buildings and triggering widespread blackouts, but there appeared to be no major ...
Social insurance staff say their workplace is unsafe following Thursday’s quake
Saying that the earthquake which rattled Cyprus on Thursday only underscored the sorry state of their current premises, employees working at the social insurance department on Byron Avenue in Nicosia ...
Cyprus hit by 5.0 quake, no injuries or damage reported (Update 3)
Cyprus was hit by an earthquake of a magnitude 5.0 on the Richter scale Thursday afternoon, according to the geological surveys department.
The tremor hit at 4.27pm local time.
The epicentre ...
Argentina quake of magnitude 6.8 shakes homes, buildings; no injuries report
An earthquake of magnitude 6.8 struck west-central Argentina late on Monday, followed by at least five aftershocks that shook buildings and sent products tumbling off supermarket shelves, but there were no ...
Indonesia quake kills at least 42, injures hundreds (update)
A powerful earthquake killed at least 42 people and injured hundreds on Indonesia‘s island of Sulawesi on Friday, trapping several under rubble and unleashing dozens of aftershocks as authorities warned ...