Quake

Series of quakes hit Macedonia capital causing panic

  SKOPJE, Macedonia  (AFP) -- A moderate 5.3-magnitude earthquake, preceded by two and followed by several tremors, struck the Macedonian capital…

13 dead, 200 injured in Tanzania earthquake: local official

  DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania (AFP) -- At least 13 people were killed and 203 injured in northwest Tanzania when a 5.7…

Japan hit by 6.0 magnitude quake, no tsunami warning

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan was hit by a strong earthquake for the second straight day on Saturday, though there were…

5.2 magnitude quake hits Agusan del Sur

  (Eagle News) – A magnitude 5.2 quake hit Agusan del Sur on Saturday morning (July 9), according to the…

Coffins pile up in Ecuador stadium-turned-morgue

by Santiago Piedra Silva Pedernales, Ecuador (AFP) -- A hodgepodge of donated coffins in various shapes, sizes and colors is piled…

BREAKING NEWS: Magnitude 6.1 earthquake strikes off Ecuador coast: USGS

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- A 6.1-magnitude earthquake has struck near the coast of Ecuador, just days after the South American…

Ecuador quake toll at 272, ‘certain to rise’

by Santiago Piedra Silva with Florence Panoussian in Manta Portoviejo, Ecuador  (AFP) -- The biggest earthquake in Ecuador in decades…

UPDATE: Ecuador quake toll rises to 233 dead: president

QUITO, Ecuador (AFP) -- At least 233 people have been killed in the 7.8-magnitude earthquake that struck Ecuador's Pacific coast,…

Taiwan vows new safety laws after quake disaster

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AFP)-- Taiwan's premier pledged Friday to change safety laws after more than 100 people were killed when an earthquake…

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