World Sep 04 Death toll from Afghan earthquake jumps to 2,205, the Taliban say A 6.0 magnitude quake struck several provinces of the mountainous and remote east on Sunday night, levelling villages and trapping people under rubble. By Associated Press
World Sep 01 An earthquake destroys villages in eastern Afghanistan and kills 800 people, with 2,500 injured A Taliban government spokesman says most of the casualties are in Kunar province, near the border with Pakistan. By Associated Press
World Aug 01 Collapse at Chile’s major copper mine kills 1 worker and leaves 5 missing The U.S. Geological Survey reported a magnitude 5 earthquake in an area of central Chile where Codelco’s El Teniente mine is located, at 5:34 p.m. local time on Thursday. By Associated Press
World Jul 31 Russia’s ‘land of fire and ice’ largely spared by earthquake and tsunami One of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded hit Russia’s Far East, flooding a fishing port with waves from a tsunami, but causing only a few injuries. By Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press
Jul 30 Tsunami waves reach Japan, Hawaii and California after 8.8 magnitude quake hits Russia’s Far East without major damage By Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press One of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded has hit off Russia's sparsely populated Far East. Authorities warned the risk from the 8.8 magnitude quake could last for hours, and millions of people potentially in the path of the waves were… Continue reading
May 02 No damage reported after 7.4 magnitude earthquake strikes off the southern coasts of Chile and Argentina By Nayara Batschke, Associated Press Chilean authorities issued an evacuation alert Friday for the entire coastal section of the Strait of Magellan, in the far south of the country. Continue reading
Apr 07 Myanmar’s deadly earthquake death toll exceeds 3,600 as rescue efforts wind down By Associated Press People in the capital Naypyitaw cleared debris and collected wood from their damaged houses under drizzling rain on Monday, and soldiers removed wreckage at some Buddhist monasteries. Continue reading
Apr 04 Focus turns to a growing humanitarian crisis in Myanmar, week after catastrophic earthquake By David Rising, Associated Press The quake worsened an already dire crisis with more than 3 million people displaced from their homes and nearly 20 million in need even before it hit. Continue reading
Apr 02 Myanmar’s ruling military declares a ceasefire in civil war to facilitate earthquake relief efforts By David Rising, Associated Press Rescuers have pulled two men alive from the ruins of a hotel in Myanmar’s capital on Wednesday and a third from a guesthouse in another city. The rescues on Wednesday came five days after a 7.7 magnitude earthquake. Continue reading