A powerful magnitude 7.3 earthquake has struck south of Cuba and north-west of Jamaica, the US Geological Survey said.

At least five people have died and hundreds more injured in an earthquake in north-western Iran, according to the BBC.

The Minnesota Twins set an MLB record in their clash with the Texas Rangers while two teams played through an earthquake last night.

The Australian Bureau of Meteorology say the earthquake hit near the Banda Sea and said there is no tsunami threat to the country on the back of it.

Another minor earthquake has been recorded in County Donegal overnight.

An earthquake with a magnitude of 2.4 occurred in Donegal last night shortly before midnight.

A powerful 7.5-magnitude earthquake has struck southern Ecuador close to the country's border with Peru.

In poor countries, they care for children, the elderly, and the sick and so are less likely to be evacuated and are more likely to be at home when, say, an earthquake strikes, writes Bharati Sadasivam

The Department of Foreign Affairs is advising a high degree of caution to travellers heading to Indonesia.

Dozens of people have been injured after an earthquake hit south-eastern Turkey, officials said.

A 4.7-magnitude quake has shaken residents and structures in a region of central Italy that was struck by a series of powerful quakes in 2016.

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake has struck under the ocean off Southern California and was felt widely along the mainland coast.

A powerful magnitude 6.8 magnitude has struck deep beneath Bolivia, although authorities have not reported injuries or damage.

At least 55 people have been confirmed dead and authorities fear the toll from last week's powerful earthquake in Papua New Guinea could exceed 100, as survivors faced more shaking from the strongest aftershock so far early today.

A military helicopter carrying officials assessing damage from a powerful earthquake has crashed in southern Mexico, killing 13 people and injuring 15, all of them on the ground.

An earthquake which shook parts of the UK on Saturday is the sort of event which happens only once "every two or three years", experts have said.

A powerful magnitude-7.2 earthquake has struck south and central Mexico, causing people to flee swaying buildings and office towers in the country's capital, where residents were still jittery after a deadly quake five months ago.

Rescuers are working to free people trapped after a strong earthquake struck Taiwan's east coast, killing at least six people and leaving another 76 missing.

Latest:A magnitude-6.4 earthquake has struck near the coast of Taiwan, killing two hotel employees and injuring 144 other people, officials said.

A series of earthquakes have struck the island of Taiwan.

A magnitude-6.1 earthquake has rattled Pakistan and Afghanistan, including both capitals, killing a young Pakistani girl and injuring five others, officials said.

Two people were killed and dozens of homes severely damaged when a strong earthquake shook Indonesia’s densely populated Java island last night.

The coast of Ecuador has been rocked by a powerful earthquake.

Teams are looking for survivors trapped in the rubble of collapsed buildings.

Rescuers are digging through the debris of buildings in the search for survivors after an earthquake in the border region of Iran and Iraq killed more than 430 people.

Latest 9.31am: More than 300 people are known to have died and 2,500 are injured after the earthquake, according to officials in Iran.

Latest: At least 61 people have died in Iran after a magnitude 7.2 earthquake hit near the Iran-Iraq border region, officials said.

"We had an obligation to pay tribute to the fallen, while transmitting the message that the city is still standing."

Mexico has raised the death toll from Tuesday’s earthquake to 293, with more than half the fatalities in the capital.