The shallower an earthquake is, the more destructive its effects on the surface tend to be.Strong aftershocks were felt in the same area, including one with a magnitude of ...

Newly-released security camera footage shows the moment last month's magnitude 6.8 quake shook Kumamoto General Hospital in Japan.Four surgeries were under way at the time. Footage from a camera ...

A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck south-west Japan on Tuesday, trapping some people under rubble, and forcing hundreds of thousands of people to evacuate.The quake hit Kyushu island at 16:27 ...

"I said to myself I'm not going to waste my energy - I'm going to scream when it's needed, when I hear voices or steps nearby," she said."I don't ...

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At least 20 people have died after an earthquake struck northern Afghanistan, say local authorities, with the toll expected to rise as rescue efforts continue. Hundreds have also been ...

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Esme Stallard and Mark PoyntingBBC News Climate and ScienceS. Lakamov/Anadolu/Getty ImagesDebris in Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula after a 8.8 magnitude earthquakeIt has been one of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded ...

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Footage from Myanmar and Thailand has revealed widespread damage following a powerful earthquake. Dozens of videos and images of the aftermath have been posted on social media. BBC Verify's ...

Ana FaguyBBC News, Washington DCChristal HayesBBC News, Los AngelesMax MatzaBBC News, SeattleGetty ImagesBrent Dmitruk calls himself an earthquake predictor.In mid-October, he told his tens of thousands of social media ...

The Taliban government has said quake survivors are in urgent need of food, drinking water, medicine, clothes and tents for shelter. Several aid agencies have dispatched help, including the ...