15 die as earthquake hits Ecuador, Peru
Twelve of the victims died in the coastal state of El Oro and two in the highlands state of Azuay, the president’s office said in a statement. Authorities reported that at least 126 people were injured.
Powerful 6.6-magnitude earthquake strikes off Puerto Rico
A powerful 6.6-magnitude earthquake shook Puerto Rico today just a day after a weaker quake destroyed the island’s famed Playa Ventana rock formation. The shallow quake with a depth of 4.3 miles, which hit just south of Indios in the south west of the island, has not caused a significant Tsunami threat, according to the […]
Just In: child killed in earthquake in Philippine
A six-year-old girl died after a wall collapsed on her during a powerful earthquake on Sunday, Vincent Fernandez, the mayor of Matanao town in the southern Philippines told local radio. READ ALSO: Mother begs Albanian earthquake rescuers to let her die with her child vanguard
Deadly new quake hits south Philippines
A powerful earthquake struck the southern Philippines on Thursday, crushing a man under falling debris and sparking searches of seriously damaged buildings that had already been rattled by two previous deadly tremors.
Strong quake in Philippines kills one, injures dozens
A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck the southern Philippines on Wednesday, killing at least one child and injuring more than two dozen other people. Government authorities were starting to receive reports from field officials on the island of Mindanao where the earthquake struck, opening cracks in buildings and homes, sending residents running from shops and offices […]
Earthquake: 20 killed, over 12,000 take shelter in Indonesia
At least 20 people were killed and more than 50 others wounded on Thursday as a 6.5 magnitude earthquake struck off Indonesia’s eastern Maluku province, a senior disaster official said. The Head of Operation unit of the National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA), of the province, Farida Salampessy, said more than 12,000 people fled their homes […]
