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Cluster of Strong Quakes Rattles Philippines, Indonesia and China

Rescue teams and seismologists are racing to assess damage and monitor aftershocks as local authorities report casualties and displacement.

Magnitude 6.2 Quake Shakes Hokkaido With No Tsunami Warning

Afghanistan Quake Leaves 800–1,100 Dead as Rescuers Struggle to Reach Cut-Off Villages

Tsunami Warnings Downgraded After Magnitude-8.8 Quake Off Kamchatka

Magnitude 6.3–6.5 Quake Jolts Bay of Bengal Near Andaman and Nicobar Islands