China marks 10th anniversary of devastating earthquake
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China marked the 10th anniversary Saturday of a massive earthquake that killed tens of thousands…
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Successive quakes hit Davao Occidental
(Eagle News) -- Successive earthquakes hit Davao Occidental early Friday, May 11, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said.…
8 years ago
UPDATED: Major quake hits Hawaii, prompts further volcano eruptions
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP)--A magnitude 6.9 earthquake shook Hawaii's Big Island on Friday, prompting fresh eruptions of a volcano…
8 years ago
Quake hits near Iran nuclear power plant
TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) -- A moderately strong 5.9-magnitude earthquake Thursday hit Iran's southern region of Bushehr, home to the country's…
8 years ago
‘Footquakes’: Messi really does make the Earth tremble
by Marlowe Hood Agence France Presse VIENNA, Australia (AFP) -- It's a scientific fact: when living football legends Neymar or…
8 years ago
Strong quake rattles Papua New Guinea
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- A powerful 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck a remote part of Papua New Guinea on Saturday, US…
8 years ago
5.9 intensity quake shakes Mexico anew, scares residents
MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) -- A medium intensity earthquake struck southwestern Mexico early Monday morning, scaring residents already shaken…
8 years ago
Death toll rises to 14 in Mexico helicopter crash
SANTIAGO JAMILTEPEC, Mexico (AFP) -- The death toll from a helicopter crash that followed a strong earthquake in southern Mexico…
8 years ago
Mexico minister survives helicopter crash that kills two on ground
MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) -- A helicopter carrying the Mexican interior minister and a governor crashed near the epicenter…
8 years ago
Search for Taiwan quake victims ends as toll rises to 17
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AFP) -- Rescuers Sunday ended their search of a Taiwan building partially toppled by a 6.4-magnitude earthquake as…
8 years ago
Earthquake, wind and fire: extreme conditions hit Olympics
by Peter Stebbings © Agence France-Presse PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (AFP) -- An earthquake triggered an alert and high winds disrupted competition at…
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Taiwan quake death toll reaches 12 as rescuers pull more bodies from quake rubble
HUALIEN, Taiwan (AFP) -- After hours of painstaking search efforts, Taiwanese rescue workers pulled two more bodies from the…
8 years ago
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