Civil engineers reiterate call for earthquake proof buildings
The association of civil engineers on Monday sounded the alarm over the potential for severe damage and even loss of life in the event of a powerful earthquake, due to ...
Huge earthquake kills 2,600 in Turkey and Syria, bad weather worsens plight
A huge earthquake killed more than 2,600 people across a swathe of Turkey and northwest Syria on Monday, with freezing winter weather adding to the plight of the many thousands left ...
Cyprus government says ready to send help after Turkish quake (updated)
The Cyprus government on Monday said it was saddened by the fatal earthquakes in Turkey and said it is ready to send help.
The quakes and their multiple aftershocks were ...
In Syria, earthquake kills more than 230, 600 injured
A major earthquake killed dozens and injured hundreds Syria early on Monday, a senior health official said, as homes and historic buildings in north and west came crashing down.
Deputy ...
Magnitude 3.9 earthquake felt in Paphos
A 3.9 magnitude earthquake was felt in Paphos early Wednesday morning at 4:11 am.
According to the department of geological survey, the earthquake’s epicenter was offshore, 20 km west of Paphos, at ...
Magnitude 6.4 quake shakes northern California, leaves 2 dead, thousands without power (Update 3)
A powerful magnitude 6.4 earthquake jolted the extreme northern coast of California before dawn on Tuesday, crumpling homes and roads, rupturing utility lines and leaving thousands of residents without running water ...
Magnitude 4.1 earthquake shakes Afghanistan
A 4.1 magnitude quake shook southeastern Afghanistan on Friday evening, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
Strong shaking was felt by Reuters witnesses in the Afghan capital Kabul.
The quake ...
Magnitude 6.1 earthquake strikes Mindanao, Philippines
An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 struck the Mindanao region of the Philippines early Saturday morning, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said.
The quake’s epicentre was at a depth of 60 km (37.28 ...
Earthquake rattles Greece, felt in Athens
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.0 shook central Greece on Tuesday and was felt as far as Athens, according to witnesses, but there were no immediate reports of casualties ...
Indonesians pray outdoors after deadly quake destroys town
Hundreds of Indonesians prayed out in the open next to rice paddies and in the streets on Friday, as the death toll from an earthquake that flattened their town in ...
Earthquake shakes areas of Limassol and Paphos
A 4.0 magnitude earthquake shook Cyprus early on Thursday.
According to the department of geological survey, residents in Limassol and Paphos felt the earthquake at 2.34am.
It had an epicentre 30 kilometres ...
Indonesian rescue workers race to find victims of deadly quake
Indonesian rescue workers were racing on Tuesday to reach people still trapped in rubble a day after an earthquake devastated a West Java town, killing at least 162 people and injuring ...
Indonesia quake kills over 160, search for survivors continues (Update)
A powerful earthquake killed more than 160 people in Indonesia’s West Java province on Monday, with rescuers searching for survivors trapped under the rubble amid a series of aftershocks.
The ...
Earthquake felt in Limassol, Paphos
A 3.9 magnitude earthquake shook Cyprus early on Saturday.
According to the department of geological survey, residents in Limassol and Paphos felt the earthquake at 9.17am. It had an epicentre 25 kilometres ...
Magnitude 5.7 earthquake strikes northwestern Iran, many injured
A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck northwestern Iran on Wednesday, and state television said medical authorities in the area reported that at least 276 people had been injured.
The quake’s epicentre was ...
Small tremor felt in Limassol
A small earthquake measuring 2.7 on the Richter scale occurred in the eastern Akrotiri area at 9:17 on Sunday morning.
The department of geological surveys, with a post on Twitter stated: “This ...
Strong earthquake strikes Mexico at night again, one death reported
A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck western Mexico early on Thursday, claiming the life of a woman in Mexico City who fell and hit her head as residents evacuated their homes during ...
Powerful earthquake hits Mexico on fateful anniversary, killing at least 2
A magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck western Mexico on Monday on the anniversary of two devastating temblors, killing at least two people, damaging buildings, knocking out power and sending residents of Mexico ...
Earthquake felt in Paphos
An earthquake measuring 4.3 on the Richter scale was felt by people in Paphos at lunchtime.
The quake hit at 12.50 with an epicentre some 26km off the coast.
The quake had ...
Earthquake in China’s Sichuan kills seven, shakes provincial capital (Update)
A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck China’s Sichuan on Monday, the strongest to hit the region since 2017, killing at least seven people and shaking the provincial capital of Chengdu and other ...
Magnitude 4.0 quake shakes the island
An earthquake hit the island late on Tuesday centred in the sea area of Paphos, the geological survey department of the agriculture ministry said on Wednesday.
The quake of 4.0 magnitude ...
Magnitude 5.7 earthquake strikes near coast of Ecuador – EMSC
An earthquake of magnitude 5.7 struck near the coast of Ecuador on Sunday, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said.
The quake was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) and struck about 86 ...
Powerful 7.1 earthquake strikes north Philippines, four dead (Update 2)
A powerful 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck the northern Philippine island of Luzon on Wednesday killing fourpeople, damaging buildings and sending strong tremors through the capital, Manila.
Two people were killed in ...
Floods kill at least 22 in southern Iran, rescuers search for survivors after strong quakes
At least 22 people were killed in flash floods caused by heavy rains in Iran’s southern province of Fars, while two strong earthquakes on Saturday struck the southern Hormozgan province ...