Two earthquakes have struck south-east Spain in quick succession, killing at least three people and causing major damage to buildings, an official said.

A powerful earthquake toppled dozens of homes in Honduras and Belize, killing at least six people and injuring 40 as terrified residents fled their homes across much of Central America.

The death toll from a powerful earthquake rose to at least 337 today, a day after the magnitude-7.9 quake rocked Peru’s coast, toppled buildings and shattered roads, officials said.

A powerful 7.9-magnitude earthquake shook Peru’s coast near the capital, toppling buildings, setting off landslides and killing at least 337 people and injuring more than 1,300 others, Peru’s National Institute for Civil Defence said.

A powerful 7.9-magnitude earthquake shook Peru’s coast near the capital, toppling buildings, setting off landslides and killing at least 115 people and injuring more than 700 others, Deputy Health Minister Jose Calderon said today.

A powerful 7.9-magnitude earthquake shook Peru’s coast, toppling buildings, setting off landslides and killing at least 15 people when a church collapsed in a southern city.

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 rattled Indonesia’s capital early today, violently shaking tall buildings and sending panicked residents fleeing into the streets with young children.

A huge 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck Mozambique along the Indian Ocean coast, collapsing at least one building in the main port city and sending people fleeing into the streets.

An aftershock with a preliminary magnitude of 6.0 rattled Pakistan’s quake zone today, but there were no immediate reports of damages or injuries.

A strong earthquake rocked El Salvador tonight.

Asian officials conceded today that they failed to issue broad public warnings immediately after a massive undersea earthquake in Indonesia, which could have saved countless lives from the subsequent giant waves that smashed into nine countries.

The Cayman Islands’ strongest earthquake since 1900 rattled windows and sent residents fleeing into the streets, according to islanders and the US Geological Survey.

A strong earthquake shook Trinidad this afternoon, officials said.

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.

More than 40,000 people were fleeing their homes today after Japan’s northern island of Hokkaido was rocked by the strongest earthquake to hit anywhere in the world this year.

A strong quake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.8 rocked Japan’s northern island of Hokkaido today, knocking out power, reportedly derailing a train and staring an industrial fire.

A powerful earthquake struck China’s remote west today, killing at least 94 people and collapsing houses, a disaster official 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.

A 5.6-magnitude earthquake and several aftershocks have rocked Sicily, injuring three people and damaging some buildings in Palermo.

A moderately strong earthquake shook Nicaragua and El Salvador yesterday.

The Peruvian Government has announced an emergency plan to help many of the areas affected by Saturday's 8.1-magnitude earthquake.

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