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Strong Earthquake Hits Peru’s Ayacucho as Officials Begin Damage Assessments

Disputed readings of the quake’s size and depth complicate immediate scientific assessment.

Powerful 7.7‑Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Off Flores, Killing Dozens

Small Earthquake Rattles Oakland Area, Triggers Transit Safety Checks

7.3‑Magnitude Quake Strikes Off Chiapas Coast and Triggers Local Tsunami Warnings

Nearly 2,000 Dead After Twin Quakes Devastate Northern Venezuela

7.8-Magnitude Earthquake in Southern Philippines Kills Dozens and Triggers Tsunami Alerts

Magnitude 7.4 Quake Strikes Indonesia's Molucca Sea as Tsunami Alert Lifts

Earthquakes Jolt North India and Pakistan as Gilgit-Baltistan Reports One Death

Strong, Shallow Quake Shakes Japan’s Shimane Prefecture as JMA Warns of Aftershocks

Tsunami Warnings Lifted After Powerful Quake Off Northeast Japan

Bangladesh Quake Near Dhaka Kills 10 as Aftershocks Jolt Region

Calaveras Fault Swarm Rattles East Bay as Dozens of Small Quakes Follow M3.8 Near San Ramon

Powerful Offshore Quake Strikes Southern Philippines; Tsunami Threat Lifted

Cebu Earthquake Death Toll Climbs to 69 as Search Continues

Magnitude 4.3 Quake Near UC Berkeley Rattles Bay Area, Triggers ShakeAlert

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

6.1-Magnitude Quake in Balıkesir Kills One, Injures Dozens as Aftershocks Persist

Tsunami Advisory Canceled After 7.3 Magnitude Quake Off Alaska Peninsula