Earthquake

Magnitude 7.3 earthquake causes widespread damage in Pacific island nation of Vanuatu

4:16am December 17, 2024

The earthquake was centered 10 miles west of Port Vila, the largest city in Vanuatu, a group of 80 islands that is home to about 330,000 people.

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A powerful 7.0 earthquake strikes off Northern California coast

2:13pm December 05, 2024

A powerful earthquake struck off the Northern California coast, triggering tsunami warnings that were later canceled. Several aftershocks continued to rattle the area off Eureka.

A police officer stands guard near a partially collapsed building a day after a powerful earthquake struck in Hualien City, eastern Taiwan, Thursday, April 4, 2024.

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Taiwan emerges remarkably unscathed after massive earthquake

5:00am April 04, 2024

by Emily Feng

The day after what was the worst quake to hit the Asian island in a quarter century, most residents cannot stop talking about how much worse it could have been.

In this image taken from a video footage run by TVBS, a partially collapsed building is seen in Hualien, eastern Taiwan on Wednesday, April 3, 2024. A powerful earthquake rocked the entire island of Taiwan early Wednesday, collapsing buildings in a southern city and creating a tsunami that washed ashore on southern Japanese islands.

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Strong earthquake rocks Taiwan, collapsing buildings and triggering tsunami warnings

11:05pm April 02, 2024

by The Associated Press

The U.S. Geological Survey gave the magnitude as 7.4. The earthquake collapsed buildings and created a tsunami that washed ashore on southern Japanese islands.

Police officers search for victims in debris of damaged and burnt buildings in Wajima northwest of Tokyo, on Sunday, Jan. 7, 2024. Monday's temblor decimated houses, twisted and scarred roads and scattered boats like toys in the waters, and prompted tsunami warnings.

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Snow hinders rescues and aid to isolated communities after Japan quakes kill 128

11:41am January 07, 2024

by The Associated Press

Officials say 1,370 homes were completely or partially destroyed. Many of the houses in that western coastal region of the main island are aging and wooden. Some 30,000 people are in shelters.

Students evacuate from their dormitory at the Lanzhou University Yuzhong campus in Lanzhou in northwestern China's Gansu province on Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2023, after an earthquake hit the area. At least 100 were killed in a magnitude 6.2 earthquake in northwestern China, the country's state media reported on Tuesday.

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Earthquake rattles western China, killing at least 111 people

9:48pm December 18, 2023

by John Ruwitch

The state news agency Xinhua said the quake had a magnitude of 6.2. It reportedly damaged water, electricity, transport, communications and other infrastructure in the mountainous region.

Afghan residents clear debris from a damaged house after an earthquake in the Zendeh Jan district of Herat province on Oct. 7.

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Quakes killed thousands in Afghanistan. Critics say Taliban relief efforts fall short

7:01am October 25, 2023

A series of devastating quakes has taken thousands of lives and left thousands more homeless. Aid specialists say the Taliban lacks the equipment and experience to help the survivors.

A 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck Afghanistan's western province of Herat. This came just days after a series of tremors caused massive damage in the same region.

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Photos: Afghanistan hit by another earthquake

2:09pm October 15, 2023

The 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck the same region around Herat, which was devastated by a previous temblor on October 7.

Brother and sister Boujemaa and Aicha Ounasser return home to their birthplace in the Atlas Mountains on Sept. 12 to view the rubble of the devastating earthquake in Tnirte, Morocco.

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In Morocco's Atlas Mountains, survivors of the quake take stock of all they've lost

3:47pm September 20, 2023

by Lauren Frayer

Survivors of the Sept. 8 earthquake return to devastated villages. "This was our paradise," says a 74-year-old woman. "Everyone in this village is like family to me, and our family is now shattered."

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Souad Ait Hmad el Haych (left), 25, grieves as the body of her cousin is buried in Imi N'Tala, Morocco, on Sept. 13.

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Morocco's earthquake crumbled much of this adobe village nestled in the mountain

9:56pm September 19, 2023

by Eleanor Beardsley

Morocco's earthquake last week hit thousands of people who live in traditional villages in the Atlas Mountains. NPR followed rescuers and saw just how hard it was getting to people in need.

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