A strong earthquake measuring 6.7 on the Moment magnitude scale struck Ecuador early on Wednesday, one month after a devastating 7.8 magnitude quake that killed some 660 people, the US Geological Survey said.
Aid-dependent Nepal needs $7.86bn over five years, $1.17bn more than earlier estimates, to rebuild homes and infrastructure destroyed by the deadly earthquake in 2015, the government said on Thursday.
When a magnitude 7.9 earthquake struck Nepal a year ago, 25-year-old Yama Tamang lost his farm...
Thousands of Nepalis grieved on Sunday for their loved ones killed in a massive earthquake a year ago, as protesting victims still living in tents accused the government of failing them.
A 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Ecuador on Wednesday, sowing new panic four days after a more powerful quake killed more than 525 people, with hundreds still missing.
The death toll from Ecuador's earthquake was set to rise sharply after authorities warned that 1,700 people were still missing and anger gripped families of victims trapped in the rubble.
Some 1,700 people are still missing three days after a big earthquake struck Ecuador, an official said on Tuesday, raising fears that a death toll currently put at 480 could dramatically rise.
The death toll from Ecuador's worst earthquake in decades rose to 350 on Monday as traumatised survivors rested amid the rubble of their homes and rescuers dug for survivors.
At least 77 people were killed when a powerful 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck Ecuador, destroying buildings and a bridge and sending terrified residents dashing from their homes, authorities in the Latin American country said Sunday.
A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck southern Japan early on Saturday morning (local time), triggering a tsunami advisory.
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.
An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.6 struck South Asia on Sunday, shaking buildings in Pakistan, Afghanistan and India, witnesses and the US Geological Survey (USGS) said.
