A powerful earthquake of magnitude 7.1 has struck Kumamoto prefecture on Japan's southern main island of Kyushu. The epicenter of the tremors was at a depth of 10 kilometers below the sea surface, the ...

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Several people are dead and dozens unaccounted for Tuesday after a 7.1 magnitude earthquake rocked the city of Kumamoto, in southern Japan, according to police and the country’s meteorological agency ...

• Death toll rises: At least 14 people died after a 6.8-magnitude earthquake hit Japan’s southern Kumamoto prefecture on Tuesday. Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said “every second counts” as thousands ...

Soldiers and emergency workers combed through a badly damaged shopping mall, paper mill and collapsed houses looking for trapped survivors Wednesday after a powerful earthquake that killed at least 13 ...

An earthquake rattled the Texas Panhandle. The magnitude 5.1 earthquake was recorded near Miami, Texas, at 4:21 a.m. MT/5:21 a.m. CT on Thursday, July 23, according to the United States Geological ...

A powerful 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck Japan’s southern Kumamoto prefecture on Tuesday, causing damage to buildings, killing several and injuring dozens in one of the most earthquake-prone ...

The 6.8-magnitude quake in southwestern Japan killed 30 people and injured dozens of others. Crews were searching for survivors in a collapsed mall. By Johnny Diaz and Francesca Regalado See more of ...

Peru is prone to frequent quakes, but the 5.5-magnitude temblor was the biggest to strike the central highlands area in more than 50 years. By Mitra Taj Reporting from Lima, Peru Six people were ...

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake hit the Texas Panhandle early Thursday— the strongest tremor the region has seen in more than 120 years. The quake shook parts of rural Texas at 5:21 a.m. local time, with ...