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May 13, 2019

2 hurt as magnitude 6.1 earthquake shakes northern Panama

A strong earthquake struck a lightly populated area of Panama near its border with Costa Rica on Sunday, causing some wooden ...

April 23, 2019

Powerful quake hits Philippines, day after deadly temblor

A new powerful earthquake hit the central Philippines on Tuesday, a day after a magnitude 6.1 quake rattled the country's ...

April 23, 2019

The Latest: New 6.3 magnitude earthquake hits Philippines

The Latest on powerful earthquakes in the Philippines (all times local): 2 p.m. The U.S. Geological Survey says a magnitude 6

April 22, 2019

Philippine quake knocks over building; at least 3 dead

A strong earthquake killed three people and trapped at several others Monday in a collapsed building that housed a ...

April 18, 2019

6.1 quake causes light damage in Taiwan capital, east coast

A strong earthquake shook eastern Taiwan on Thursday afternoon, causing scattered light damage in the capital and along the ...

March 30, 2019

5.3-magnitude earthquake strikes central Greece

The Athens Geodynamic Institute says an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.3 has struck central Greece. The quake struck at ...

March 30, 2019

Snapshot of extinction: Fossils show day of killer asteroid

New research released Friday captures a fossilized snapshot of the day nearly 66 million years ago when an asteroid smacked ...

March 23, 2019

Magnitude 6.1 quake rattles nerves in southwestern Colombia

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake that struck in Colombia shook buildings and frightened residents, but does not appear to have ...

March 20, 2019

Moderate earthquake hits Turkey; 3 people injured

A moderately-strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.5 hit southwestern Turkey on Wednesday, Turkish authorities ...

March 18, 2019

Despite its peace, Christchurch painfully used to trauma

Ahmed Tani settled in Christchurch as a refugee in 1999. After his escape from civil war in Somalia, he saw the New Zealand ...

March 17, 2019

4.5-magnitude quake strikes Greek island; no damage reported

Greek geological experts say an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.5 has hit the western island of Zakynthos, but ...

February 22, 2019

Powerful 7.5-magnitude quake hits southern Ecuador

A very powerful magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck southern Ecuador in the early hours of Friday close to the country's border ...

February 07, 2019

Turkey: Illegal construction a focus as collapse deaths rise

As emergency teams worked around the clock in search of any more survivors trapped in the rubble of an eight-story apartment ...

January 24, 2019

Magnitude 5.3 earthquake rattles Greek island of Rhodes

Greek authorities say an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.3 has struck off the Aegean Sea resort island of Rhodes

January 05, 2019

Earth quake rattles Albania, 5 homes damaged, no injuries

Albanian authorities say an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.8 has struck off the country's southwestern coast, ...

December 27, 2018

Strong 5.5 quake rattles Venezuela before dawn; people flee

A strong earthquake jolted Venezuelans from their sleep early Thursday, forcing residents in the capital to evacuate ...

December 26, 2018

Quake from Mount Etna volcano jolts Sicily; 10 injured

A quake triggered by Mount Etna's ongoing eruption jolted eastern Sicily before dawn Wednesday, slightly injuring 10 people ...

December 25, 2018

Stealth Indonesia tsunami turns perfect night into nightmare

As the white strobe lights flashed hypnotically, the band's lead singer screamed into the crowd: "We are! We are Seventeen! ...

December 19, 2018

AP PHOTOS: Editors' picks for 2018 from Asia

The historic summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, the riveting drama that unfolded in ...