‘Violent rumble’: 4.8 magnitude earthquake rattles New York City, northeast | Earthquakes News

‘Violent rumble’: 4.8 magnitude earthquake rattles New York City, northeast | Earthquakes News

No casualties were immediately reported as rare quake shakes densely populated city of 8.3 million. A 4.8 magnitude earthquake rattled the northeastern US Friday morning, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said, sending tremors along the Atlantic coast between Boston and Philadelphia. The quake’s epicentre was about 45 miles (72km) west…

Taiwan searches for 18 still missing after Wednesday’s quake | Earthquakes News

Taiwan searches for 18 still missing after Wednesday’s quake | Earthquakes News

Strict building codes and widespread public disaster awareness appear to have staved off a major catastrophe. Rescuers in Taiwan are continuing their search for 18 people still missing after a magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck the island’s rugged east coast. Wednesday’s earthquake in the mountainous and sparsely populated eastern county of…

Taiwan says 1,000 injured in earthquake, rescue efforts focus on Hualien | Earthquakes News

Taiwan says 1,000 injured in earthquake, rescue efforts focus on Hualien | Earthquakes News

The quake struck on Wednesday morning and was the strongest to hit the island in 25 years. The search for survivors of Taiwan’s strongest earthquake in 25 years continues. At least nine people have been confirmed dead and hundreds injured after the magnitude 7.2 tremor hit off the island’s east…

Several dead, 1,000 homes destroyed in Papua New Guinea earthquake | Earthquakes News

Several dead, 1,000 homes destroyed in Papua New Guinea earthquake | Earthquakes News

Quake struck as remote western region already dealing with floods from earlier this month. Several people have died and some 1,000 homes have been destroyed in a 6.9 magnitude earthquake that hit a remote part of western Papua New Guinea, according to officials. The quake rocked the East Sepik region…

Syrian earthquake survivors still sleep outside one year on | Earthquakes

Syrian earthquake survivors still sleep outside one year on | Earthquakes

NewsFeed Families in Syrian towns devastated by last year’s earthquake are still choosing to sleep in tents outside, one year on. They fear that another quake could strike at any moment and that they could be crushed in their sleep. The Turkey-Syria earthquakes struck the region on February 6, 2023,…

Landslide buries 47 people in China’s southwestern Yunnan province | Earthquakes News

Landslide buries 47 people in China’s southwestern Yunnan province | Earthquakes News

Rescue efforts under way in mountainous area of southwestern China after pre-dawn disaster. Rescue efforts are under way in southwestern China’s mountainous Yunnan province after at least 47 people were buried in a landslide. State news agency Xinhua reported that the disaster struck just before 6am (22:00 GMT on Sunday)…