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Quakes Rattle Japan and Southern Mexico as Argentina Rejects Claims of Cross‑Border Forecasting

Officials say continued sensor monitoring and infrastructure checks are under way because science cannot predict the time or place of earthquakes.

Powerful 7.7‑Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Off Flores, Killing Dozens

Multiple Quakes, Storms and Fires Leave Hundreds Dead and Large Regions Under Emergency

Small Earthquake Rattles Oakland Area, Triggers Transit Safety Checks

Shallow M5.0 Quake Shakes Junín, Peru, Causing Injuries and Widespread Home Damage

6.3-Magnitude Quake Shakes Southern Philippines Near Sarangani

Sequence of Moderate Quakes Recorded Offshore Chiapas Over Several Days

Small 2.3-Magnitude Quake Rattles Lilburn and Parts of Metro Atlanta

Chiapas Aftershocks Continue as Separate M7.1 Quake Strikes Kumamoto, Japan

Earthquake Near Te Anau Triggers Evacuations as Tsunami Warning Is Downgraded

Mexico Confirms Magnitude 5.0 Quake Off Chiapas Coast

Magnitude-4 Quake Shakes Kern County and Is Felt Across Los Angeles Area

Series of Small Earthquakes Recorded in Southern Mexico

Magnitude 1.3 Tremor Recorded in Montes Claros

M6.2 Earthquake Strikes Offshore Halmahera, Indonesia

Twin 7.2 and 7.5 Quakes Devastate Northern Venezuela

Double 7.2 and 7.5 Earthquakes Devastate Central Venezuela

Japan Tightens Enforcement as Banks Win Access to U.S. AI for Cyberdefense

Multiple Moderate Quakes Shake Peru Over Weekend; No Injuries Reported

Shallow M6.1 Earthquake Off Western Cuba Shakes Cuba, Florida and Mexico