earthquake

Iran hunts for survivors as quake kills 300 near Iraq border

by Siavosh Ghazi with Shwan Mohammed in Darbandikhan, Iraq Agence France-Presse TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) -- Iranian rescue workers dug through…

Strong quake rocks Costa Rica; no immediate reports of damage

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica "(AFP) -- A strong earthquake, measuring 6.5 according to a US seismological agency, rocked Costa Rica late…

4.5-magnitude quake strikes southern Leyte

(Eagle News) — A 4.5-magnitude earthquake struck Southern Leyte on Sunday. The Philippine Institute for Volcanology and Seismology said the…

Updated: At least 30 killed in Iran after 7.3 magnitude quake: official

SULAIMANIYAH, Iraq (AFP) -- A 7.3-magnitude quake which struck the Iran-Iraq border late Sunday has killed 30 people on the Iranian…

6.5-magnitude quake hits PNG

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- A 6.5-magnitude earthquake struck Papua New Guinea on Wednesday, according to officials, but there were no…

4.1-magnitude quake strikes Zamboanga del Sur

(Eagle News) — A 4.1-magnitude earthquake struck Zamboanga del Sur on Monday. The Philippine Institute for Volcanology and Seismology said…

4.1-magnitude quake strikes Batangas

(Eagle News) — A 4.1-magnitude earthquake struck Batangas on Monday. The Philippine Institute for Volcanology and Seismology said the quake…

5.3-magnitude quake strikes Davao Occidental

(Eagle News) -- A 5.3-magnitude earthquake struck Davao Occidental on Saturday. The Philippine Institute for Volcanology and Seismology said the…

4.9-magnitude quake hits Ilocos Sur

(Eagle News) -- A 4.9-magnitude quake struck Ilocos Sur on Thursday. The earthquake struck 43 kilometers northwest of Santa Catalina…

Mexico quake hit rich and poor alike, but tragedies differ

by Yemeli Ortega and  Yussel Gonzalez Agence France-Presse MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) - The earthquake that hit Mexico on September 19 did…

Earthquake hits North Korea near nuclear test site

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- A shallow 2.9-magnitude earthquake struck near North Korea's nuclear test site before dawn on Friday,…

Magnitude-6.3 earthquake strikes northern Chile: USGS

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) - A 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck northern Chile early Tuesday, the US Geological Survey said. The tremor…

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