WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A 6.6 magnitude earthquake struck in the Queen Charlotte Islands region off the coast of British Columbia, Canada, on Tuesday ...
Residents evacuate as Philippines' Mayon volcano spews ash, could erupt in weeks The cone-shaped Mayon volcano in the central Philippines, which killed scores ...
A moderate, 5.8 magnitude quake struck off Indonesia's Sulawesi island Sunday, seismologists said, but there were no immediate reports of damage and no tsunami warning was issued. The quake struck at 3:23 pm (0823 GMT) 89 kilometres (55.3 miles) northeast of the ...
Obama replaces head of Military Office who resigned after flyover controversy President Barack Obama has named George Mulligan director of the White House Military Office. Mulligan previously served as deputy director of the office. In a statement, Obama said Mulligan "brings decades ...
US Geological Survey reports earthquake measured at 6.0 near Samoa An earthquake with magnitude 6.0 has struck in the Pacific near Samoa, the U.S. Geological Survey reports. The government seismologists said the quake was at a depth of 6.2 miles and occurred ...
A 5.5-magnitude earthquake rocked Indonesia on Sunday, centred in the far east of the country about 3,500 kilometres (2,200 miles) from the Sumatra quake disaster zone, seismologists said. The quake, which Indonesian seismologists had put at a magnitude of 6.1, hit West ...
The huge earthquake that hit Sumatra occurred at a deep, unexpected location, illustrating the dangerously complex geological mosaic in this area, a seismologist told AFP on Thursday. The 7.6 magnitude quake struck on Wednesday 80 kilometers (50 miles) beneath the sea, 45 ...
A massive earthquake wreaked havoc on the Indonesian island of Sumatra Wednesday, with officials saying it could have killed more than 1,000 people as homes and buildings collapsed. At least 75 people were confirmed dead after hospitals and hotels crumbled, and as ...
At least 75 people were killed and thousands more trapped underneath rubble after a major earthquake hit Indonesia's Sumatra island on Wednesday, officials said, with fears the death toll would climb. Large buildings including hospitals and hotels caved in, homes fell down ...
A powerful 7.9-magnitude quake struck off Indonesia's Sumatra island Wednesday, destroying large buildings and starting fires in the major city of Padang, geologists and reports said. "A number of hotels in Padang have been destroyed," Indonesian geophysics and meteorology agency tsunami warning ...
A strong 6.4 quake rattled Indonesia's Bali island on Saturday, hours after a quake struck Sulawesi island, but there were no immediate reports of major damage or serious casualties from either. The Bali quake hit at 6:06 am (2306 Friday GMT), at ...
LONDON (Reuters) - Quakes, volcanic eruptions, giant landslides and tsunamis may become more frequent as global warming changes the earth's crust, scientists said on Wednesday. Climate-linked geological changes may also trigger "methane burps," the release of a potent greenhouse gas, currently stored ...
