Television footage showed school children being evacuated from buildings, while a weather bureau official said it was the largest quake to hit the island so far this year. read more

The quake was felt in the Ecuadorean capital, Quito, and the coastal city of Guayaquil read more

The epicentre of the earthquake was Baghpat in Uttar Pradesh, about 40 kilometres from Delhi. read more

There were no reports of casualties or damage from the earthquake, which the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said struck 193 km (120 miles) east of the Philippine city of General Santos, at a depth of 60 km (37 miles). read more

The research will help state governments quickly identify areas with high hazard risk and send in rescue and relief teams when a disaster strikes, without losing precious time manually surveying the affected region. read more

A tsunami apparently caused by the eruption of an island volcano killed at least 62 people around Indonesia’s Sunda Strait, sending a wall of water crashing some 65 feet inland and sweeping away hundreds of properties. read more

Indonesia experiences frequent seismic and volcanic activity due to its position on the Pacific “Ring of Fire”, where tectonic plates collide. read more

A magnitude 7.1 quake struck on Monday in the southern Pacific Ocean. read more

Alaska was the site of the most powerful earthquake ever recorded in the US. The 9.2-magnitude quake on March 27, 1964, was centered about 120 kilometers east of Anchorage. It and the tsunami it triggered claimed about 130 lives. read more

The researchers followed the local geology and structural map published by the Geological Survey of India, besides using Google Earth and imagery from Indian space agency ISRO’s Cartosat-1 satellite. read more

The earthquake was shallow, which can cause severe damage. It was felt as far as Baghdad, the Iraqi capital. read more

Geophysicists Amy Vaughan says the three larger quakes ranged from magnitude 6.5 to 6.8 on the Richter Scale, followed by some smaller ones as well as some aftershocks. According to reports, the quakes were lightly felt onshore and as of now no injuries... read more

Authorities fear 5,000 more could be buried beneath the ruined city, where entire villages were swallowed. read more

The NCS, which works under the ministry of earth sciences, said the quake was reported at 12:45 pm at a depth of 33 km. read more

Nearly 1,400 people are now known to have died in the quake-tsunami that smashed into Indonesia\'s Sulawesi island as UN officials warned the \"needs remain vast\" for both desperate survivors and rescue teams still searching for victims. read more