earthquakes

Turkey investigates building contractors as earthquake deaths rise past 33,000

By Justin Spike, Zeynep Bilginsoy, Associated Press

Turkish authorities are targeting contractors allegedly linked with buildings that collapsed in the powerful Feb. 6 earthquakes as rescuers found more survivors in the rubble Sunday in the disaster that killed over 33,000 people.

How to help victims of the 7.8 earthquake in Turkey and Syria

By Christopher Thomas

Thousands of buildings were destroyed in the shaking, trapping people in the rubble; thousands of victims have been confirmed dead overall in both countries.

Powerful earthquake damages California homes, disrupts power

By Adam Beam, John Antczak, Associated Press

The magnitude 6.4 earthquake shattered glass, shook homes off foundations, damaged roads and left nearly 60,000 homes and businesses in the rural area without power and many without water.

Here’s why Indonesia’s earthquake was so deadly

By Victoria Milko, Associated Press

While the magnitude would typically be expected to cause light damage to buildings and other structures, experts say proximity to fault lines, the shallowness of the quake and inadequate infrastructure that cannot withstand earthquakes all contributed to the damage.

Earthquake in Taiwan kills 1, collapses building and derails train

By Johnson Lai, Ken Moritsugu, Associated Press

A strong earthquake shook much of Taiwan on Sunday, toppling a three-story building and temporarily trapping four people inside, stranding about 400 tourists on a mountainside, and knocking part of a passenger train off its tracks.

China maintains strict COVID-19 lockdown despite earthquake

By Associated Press

Footage circulating online Tuesday showed workers wearing top-to-bottom protective gear preventing residents of apartment buildings from exiting through locked lobby doors following Monday’s 6.8 magnitude quake centered in the surrounding province of Sichuan.

News Wrap: House votes to suspend normal trade relations with Russia, Belarus

By PBS NewsHour

In our news wrap Thursday, the U.S. House voted overwhelmingly to suspend normal trade relations with Russia and Belarus over the war in Ukraine, the number of Americans who filed for unemployment benefits hit a fresh low, clean-up efforts are…

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Aid effort intensifies after deadly Indonesia quake

By Niniek Karmini, Yusuf Wahil, Associated Press

More rescuers and volunteers were deployed in the hardest-hit city of Mamuju and the neighboring district of Majene on Sulawesi island, where a magnitude 6.2 quake struck Friday.

Magnitude 6.3 earthquake strikes Croatia

By Sasa Kavic, Associated Press

A strong earthquake in central Croatia has destroyed buildings in a town southeast of the capital.

Puerto Ricans in earthquake shelters refuse to go home

By Dánica Coto, Associated Press

Hundreds of thousands of Puerto Ricans are still without power and water, and thousands are staying in shelters and sleeping on sidewalks since Tuesday’s earthquake.