A powerful earthquake shook Peru’s coast, killing at least 17 people as it toppled buildings and caused hundreds to flee office buildings.

A powerful earthquake shook Indonesia’s capital today, rattling tall buildings and panicking residents, the US geological survey and witnesses said.

A strong earthquake shook northern Tanzania today, one in a series in recent days in the region, officials said.

A strong earthquake rocked El Salvador tonight.

A powerful earthquake shook Indonesia’s tourist islands of Bali and Lombok today, injuring nearly 30 people and damaging dozens of buildings, officials and witnesses said.

At least 10 people died and hundreds of homes collapsed when a strong earthquake rumbled through western China’s mountainous Xinjiang region near the border with Kazakhstan today.

A strong earthquake in western China’s Xinjiang region today killed seven people and caused the collapse of some houses, the government said.

AN earthquake slammed a remote area of Alaska’s interior and delivered a jolt so strong that it created giant waves on lakes and ponds around the continent. The magnitude 7.9 quake was one of the strongest ever recorded in the United States.

An earthquake which has shaken northern Afghanistan has killed more than 30 people and left 100 others injured.

A strong earthquake has rattled southern Mexico shattering windows and sending scared residents running from their homes. There were no immediate reports of casualties.

At least 47 people were killed as a powerful earthquake shook southern Peru, sending dozens of homes, churches and buildings tumbling to the ground.

A US geologist says the Himalayan region could be struck by worse quakes than last week's 7.7-magnitude disaster.