ANKARA, Turkey—A powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit southern Turkey and northern Syria early Monday, toppling buildings and killing at least 568 people. With hundreds injured, the toll was expected to rise as rescue workers searched the rubble in cities and towns across the area. Rescue workers and residents frantically searched for survivors under the rubble…
Powerful Quake Rocks Turkey and Syria, Killing More Than 600
ANKARA, Turkey—A powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocked southeastern Turkey and northern Syria early Monday, toppling hundreds of buildings and killing more than 600 people. Hundreds were still believed to be trapped under rubble, and the toll was expected to rise as rescue workers searched mounds of wreckage in cities and towns across the area. On…
Powerful Quake Rocks Turkey and Syria, Kills More Than 1,300
AZMARIN, Syria—A powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocked southeastern Turkey and northern Syria early Monday, toppling hundreds of buildings and killing more than 1,300 people. Hundreds were still believed to be trapped under rubble, and the toll was expected to rise as rescue workers searched mounds of wreckage in cities and towns across the area. On both…
Strong Quake Shakes Southern Philippines, Classes Suspended
DAVAO, Philippines—A strong, shallow earthquake shook a mountainous region in the southeastern Philippines on Wednesday, but there were no immediate reports of major damage or injuries, officials said. The 6.1 magnitude quake, which was triggered by a local fault, struck about 14 kilometers (8.7 miles) northeast of New Bataan town in the coastal Province of…
Strong Earthquake Strikes Turkey-Iran Border
DUBAI—An earthquake with a magnitude of up to 5.9 struck the Turkey-Iran border region on Saturday, destroying houses in a main provincial city in Iran, Iranian media and the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) reported. “The amount of destruction of some houses and buildings in the city of Khoy city is relatively high,” Iranian emergency…
BC to Install Earthquake Warning Sensors to Give Life-Saving Notice
Up to 50 earthquake early warning sensors are being installed around British Columbia as part of a larger plan to protect people and infrastructure in a big quake. The sensors will be connected to the national Earthquake Early Warning system that’s expected to be in operation by 2023. A joint federal and provincial government announcement…
Magnitude-4.2 Earthquake Strikes Near Malibu
LOS ANGELES—A magnitude-4.2 earthquake struck near Malibu early Jan. 25 morning, giving thousands of residents a rude awakening and prompting Los Angeles emergency management officials to conduct a 470-square-mile survey of the city that turned up no signs of damage or injuries. The quake struck at 2 a.m., followed by a magnitude-3.6 aftershock at 2:03…
Earthquake in Nepal Kills at Least 1, Sends Tremors as Far as New Delhi
KATHMANDU—At least one person died and more than two dozen houses were damaged in a remote Nepalese district after an earthquake of magnitude 5.6 struck the Himalayan nation on Tuesday, officials said, as tremors were felt as far as India’s capital New Delhi. Military and police teams have been rushed to the affected area in…
This Ancient Incan Citadel Stood Impregnable in an Earthquake Hotspot Since 15th Century—Here’s How
The ancient citadel of Machu Picchu in the southern Peruvian Andes is not only world-renowned for being the most impressive legacy of the Inca people; it’s also a feat of architectural ingenuity that survived a massive earthquake in the mid-15th century and stands towering to this day. Machu Picchu, meaning “old mountain” in the Quechua…
Indonesia Says Magnitude 7 Quake Off Sulawesi, Residents Flee Buildings
JAKARTA—A magnitude 7 earthquake struck off Indonesia’s Sulawesi island on Wednesday, prompting panicked residents in some towns nearest to the epicenter to flee buildings and with the tremor felt in the neighboring Philippines. Indonesia’s geophysics agency said, however, there was no risk of a tsunami, and the U.S.–based Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in a bulletin…
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