earthquake

An earthquake has shaken Indonesia’s main island of Java, killing at least 162 people, damaging dozens of buildings and sending residents into the capital’s streets for safety.

A 5.4 magnitude earthquake hit near Pecos, Texas Wednesday, about 400 miles west of Fort Worth.

A small earthquake was recorded Saturday afternoon near Nantucket, Massachusetts, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency tweeted the agency’s info, sharing that the 2.1 magnitude quake occurred about 3.2 miles from the island off Cape Cod. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 6.7 miles and struck around 2.53 p.m., according to the agency. About a…

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake has shaken Mexico’s Baja California Peninsula.

The earthquake struck early Thursday shortly after 1 a.m., just three days after a 7.6-magnitude earthquake shook western and central Mexico.

A 7.6 magnitude earthquake shook La Placita de Morelos, Mexico, on Monday.

A magnitude 7.6 earthquake shook Mexico’s central Pacific coast on Monday, killing at least one person and setting off a seismic alarm in the rattled capital on the anniversary of two earlier devastating quakes. There were at least some early reports of damage to buildings from the quake, which hit at 1:05 p.m. local time, according to the U.S....

A strong earthquake has shaken much of Taiwan, killing one person and injuring nine. A three-story building was toppled but all four people trapped inside were rescued. The magnitude 6.8 quake on Sunday also stranded about 400 tourists on a mountainside and knocked part of a passenger train off its tracks. It was the largest earthquake that rattled the island’s...

At least three people are dead after a powerful earthquake hit a remote part of Papua New Guinea. Some buildings and roads were also damaged in the Sunday morning jolt that was felt across the Pacific island country. The deaths were from a landslide in the gold-mining town of Wau. There was also damage to some health centers, homes, rural...

Liechtenstein was rocked by an earthquake as their parliament was debating earthquake insurance.

A small earthquake shook parts of Downeast Maine early Wednesday morning, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The 3.0 magnitude quake occurred about 2 miles from Centerville just before 3 a.m., according to the agency, which said about two dozen people reported feeling the shaking. Small earthquakes do take place in New England on occasion, and there are about 100,000 earthquakes…

A strong earthquake has killed at least five people, injured dozens and damaged buildings in the northern Philippines. Patients were briefly evacuated from two hospitals in the capital. Scientists say the 7-magnitude quake Wednesday morning was centered around Abra province in a mountainous area, where one person was killed and dozens of others injured. Three villagers died and several more...

Villagers rushed to bury the dead Thursday and dug by hand through the rubble of their homes in search of survivors of a powerful earthquake in eastern Afghanistan that state media reported killed 1,000 people.

Over 1,000 people were killed early Wednesday morning after a powerful earthquake struck a mountainous region of eastern Afghanistan.

Afghanistan’s state-run news agency reported a powerful earthquake struck a rural, mountainous region of the country’s east, killing 1,000 people and injuring 1,500 more. Wednesday’s quake was one of the country’s deadliest in decades. Officials warned that the already grim toll may still rise. Information remained scarce on the magnitude 6.1 earthquake near the Pakistani border. But early footage from...

A 2.2 magnitude earthquake hit New Hampshire around midnight. The epicenter was in the town of Wolfeboro, on the north side of Lake Wentworth on Governor Wentworth Highway. It was felt by residents on the east side of Lake Winnipesaukee and the Route 16 corridor to the Maine border. So far, no damage has been reported. No further information was…

A camera captured the moment road signs swayed back and forth in Tokyo after a 7.3-magnitude earthquake hit northern Japan.

A 7.4-magnitude earthquake has struck off the coast of Fukushima in northern Japan, smashing furniture, knocking out power and killing four people

BOOM!  Random loud booms aren’t entirely unheard of in New England, and one such loud noise was heard this Saturday evening in southeast New Hampshire and northeast Massachusetts.  Did you hear the boom?   In New England, we’re lucky to have a fairly sophisticated seismic network that picks up on even small earthquakes when they rattle our communities, but...

An earthquake of magnitude 5.5 shook southwestern Mexico this Saturday, with no significant damage or casualties reported so far.