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ISTANBUL, Sept 28 (KUNA)-- A 5.4-magnitude earthquake struck western Turkiye on Sunday, shaking Simav, and nearby cities, including Istanbul, Izmir and Bursa, Turkiye's Disaster and Emergency ...

A series of large earthquakes struck northwestern Venezuela on Wednesday and Thursday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said. The USGS had a yellow warning for potential fatalities and economic ...

A strong, 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck in Venezuela on Wednesday, according to the United States Geological Survey. It followed a 6.2-magnitude earthquake that struck a few hours earlier in the ...

Up to 98 percent of the energy of an earthquake goes into flash heating rocks, not shaking the ground, new research shows. The finding could help yield better earthquake forecasts The shaking produced ...

MINCO, Okla. (KFOR) – The United States Geological Survey has recorded 30 earthquakes of magnitude one or larger in the Minco area since last week. The largest earthquake happened last Thursday, ...

A Newsweek map shows the epicenters of two shallow earthquakes that struck in Turkey near the town of Sindirgi over a 24-hour period. The quakes registered at a 4.6 and a 5.1 magnitude, respectively, ...

BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.3 rocked the San Francisco Bay Area early Monday, waking up many people, with more 24,000 saying they felt it, according to the United ...

The tiny North Carolina mountain town of Rosman experienced its 11th small earthquake of the year on Saturday, federal seismologists said. A 1.7 magnitude earthquake registered at 12:46 a.m. about 7 1 ...

At least seven earthquakes have rattled the coast of Alaska in the last 24 hours, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). The quakes range in magnitude from 2.5 up to 5.2 and stretch ...

Earthquakes account for some of the costliest natural disasters in history. They can literally reshape the planet. But how powerful can they get? That's a question humans have only recently been able ...

As rescue efforts continue, here is a look at why Afghanistan experiences frequent tremors, and how their impact can be reduced: Hemmed in by rugged mountains, Afghanistan is prone to a range of ...