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.