A powerful 7.8-magnitude earthquake killed two people and caused ‘utter devastation’ in New Zealand on Monday, with wild weather hampering rescue efforts as darkness fell.
A 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck central New Zealand just after midnight, the US Geological Survey said, causing widespread damage and generating a tsunami.
Japan was hit by a strong earthquake for the second straight day on Saturday, though there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries, officials said.
An earthquake shook buildings in the Japanese capital Tokyo and other areas on Monday but no damage or injuries were immediately reported.
A strong 6.4-magnitude earthquake hit Japan's southwestern island of Kyushu on Thursday, collapsing homes and sparking at least one fire, officials said, but the scale of damage remained unclear.
A powerful 6.9-magnitude earthquake struck off Vanuatu Sunday, but a tsunami threat passed with no immediate reports of major damage along the coasts of the Pacific archipelago.
A strong 6.2 magnitude earthquake shook a lightly populated remote region of southwestern Alaska late Friday, the US Geological Survey that monitors quakes worldwide reported.
A ship carrying military personnel and search and rescue officials was dispatched to check on remote island communities in western Indonesia a day after a powerful earthquake, as strong aftershocks rattled the region.
A 7.9-magnitude shallow earthquake struck off Indonesia's western island of Sumatra Wednesday, the US Geological Survey said, with local authorities issuing a tsunami warning.
Aceh residents held memorial services yesterday on the 11th anniversary of the tsunami that killed at least 165,000 people in Indonesia’s westernmost province.
