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Myanmar Southeast Asia Earthquake
Myanmar earthquake death toll rises to 3,085 as more bodies found
The death toll from the massive earthquake that hit Myanmar nearly a week ago has increased to 3,085 as more bodies were found by search and rescue teams, the military-led government said.

Thu, 03 Apr, 2025

Myanmar Southeast Asia Earthquake
Myanmar’s ruling military declares ceasefire to facilitate quake relief efforts
Myanmar’s ruling military has declared a temporary ceasefire in the country’s civil war to facilitate relief efforts following a 7. 7 magnitude earthquake that has killed more than 3,000 people.

Wed, 02 Apr, 2025

Myanmar Earthquake
Man rescued from rubble – but hopes fade of finding more earthquake survivors
After using an endoscopic camera to pinpoint Naing Lin Tun’s location in the rubble and confirm that he was alive, the man was gingerly pulled through a hole in the floor nearly 108 hours after he was trapped in the capital Naypyitaw

Wed, 02 Apr, 2025

Myanmar Southeast Asia Earthquake
Death toll from devastating quake rises to more than 2,700 in Myanmar
The death toll from the devastating 7. 7 magnitude earthquake that hit Myanmar has surpassed 2,700, with thousands more injured, Myanmar media reported on Tuesday.

Tue, 01 Apr, 2025

Myanmar Southeast Asia Earthquake
Woman pulled alive from collapsed building 91 hours after Myanmar earthquake
The earthquake’s epicentre was near the country’s second-largest city, Mandalay

Tue, 01 Apr, 2025

Myanmar Southeast Asia Earthquake
Earthquake death tolls passes 2,000 in Myanmar
The death toll in last week’s massive earthquake in Myanmar has passed 2,000, state media said.

Mon, 31 Mar, 2025

Myanmar Southeast Asia Earthquake
Earthquake death tolls passes 1,700 in Myanmar
The death toll from the earthquake which hit Myanmar has risen to more than 1,700 as more bodies have been pulled from the rubble, the country’s military-led government said on Monday.

Mon, 31 Mar, 2025

Thailand Southeast Asia Earthquake
Bangkok to review quake safety after collapse of high-rise leaves dozens missing
Thai authorities said they are investigating why a single office tower under construction in Bangkok collapsed during an earthquake on Friday that otherwise caused limited damage in the capital.

Mon, 31 Mar, 2025

Myanmar Southeast Asia Earthquake
Myanmar hit by 5.1-magnitude aftershock following Friday’s earthquake
Emergency rescue teams have started trickling into the area of the country hardest hit by Friday’s massive quake that killed more than 1,600 people

Sun, 30 Mar, 2025

Myanmar Southeast Asia Earthquake
Death toll climbs to more than 1,600 after Myanmar earthquake
The confirmed death toll from a devastating earthquake rose to more than 1,600, according to state television in Myanmar.

Sat, 29 Mar, 2025

Southeast Asia Earthquake
Air traffic control tower toppled during Myanmar earthquake
Satellite photos from Planet Labs PBC show the earthquake toppled the air traffic control tower at Myanmar’s Naypyitaw International Airport. The photos taken on Saturday show the tower toppled over as if sheered from its base.

Sat, 29 Mar, 2025

Myanmar Earthquake
Myanmar earthquake death toll surpasses 1,000 as rescue efforts continue
A devastating 7.7 magnitude earthquake in Myanmar has left over 1,000 dead, worsening an already dire humanitarian crisis

Sat, 29 Mar, 2025

Myanmar Earthquake
Death toll from earthquake reaches nearly 700 in Myanmar
The death toll from a powerful 7. 7 magnitude earthquake in Myanmar has jumped to nearly 700, state-run media reported on Saturday.

Sat, 29 Mar, 2025

Myanmar Earthquake
Death toll set to rise after earthquake causes destruction across Myanmar
A powerful earthquake has rocked Myanmar, causing extensive damage across a wide swathe of one of the world’s poorest countries and prompting officials to warn that the initial death toll of more than 140 is likely to rise.

Sat, 29 Mar, 2025

Thailand Earthquake
Powerful earthquake rocks Myanmar and Thailand, killing more than 150 people
A devastating 7.7-magnitude earthquake has struck Myanmar and Thailand, collapsing buildings and prompting urgent international rescue efforts

Fri, 28 Mar, 2025

Tsunami alert lifted after magnitude 6.6 earthquake rattles Japan
Tsunami alert lifted after magnitude 6.6 earthquake rattles Japan
The agency initially gave the magnitude estimate at 6.9, but later revised it down

Mon, 13 Jan, 2025

Los Angeles skyline sunset, California, USA.
Earthquake rattles Los Angeles area
A 4. 7 magnitude earthquake has rattled the Los Angeles area, unleashing boulders onto a Malibu road, visibly shaking Santa Monica’s wooden pier and jolting some people from bed.

Thu, 12 Sep, 2024

Turkey remembers thousands who died one year on from earthquake
Turkey remembers thousands who died one year on from earthquake
Millions of people across Turkey have mourned the loss of more than 53,000 friends, loved ones and neighbours in the country’s catastrophic earthquake a year ago.

Tue, 06 Feb, 2024

Syrians endure winter in muddy tents surrounded by quake damage one year on
Syrians endure winter in muddy tents surrounded by quake damage one year on
A year ago, Sido Naji woke to his house shaking in north-west Syria. He was used to the sounds of shelling and air strikes after more than a decade of war, but this time the assailant was a force of nature: a massive earthquake.

Sun, 04 Feb, 2024

More than 118 people killed after earthquake in north-western China
More than 118 people killed after earthquake in north-western China
An overnight earthquake killed at least 118 people in a cold and mountainous region in north-western China, the country’s state media reported. Search and rescue operations were underway in Gansu and neighbouring Qinghai provinces on Tuesday.

Tue, 19 Dec, 2023

At least 111 people killed, 230 injured after earthquake in north-west China
At least 111 people killed, 230 injured after earthquake in north-west China
At least 111 people were killed in a magnitude 6. 2 earthquake in a cold and mountainous region in north-western China, the country’s state media reported.

Tue, 19 Dec, 2023

Ceilings collapse at shopping centres as earthquake hits southern Philippines
Ceilings collapse at shopping centres as earthquake hits southern Philippines
A powerful undersea earthquake has rattled the southern Philippines, causing ceilings in shopping centres to plunge to the ground.There were no immediate reports of injuries, and no tsunami warning was in effect.The magnitude 6.7 quake was located ...

Fri, 17 Nov, 2023

World Food Programme appeals for £15.6m aid for quake-hit Afghanistan
World Food Programme appeals for £15.6m aid for quake-hit Afghanistan
The United Nations’ World Food Programme has appealed for 19 million US dollars (£15.

Wed, 18 Oct, 2023

Afghanistan province struck with another major earthquake
Afghanistan province struck with another major earthquake
The US Geological Survey said the latest quake’s epicentre was about 21 miles outside Herat, the provincial capital, and five miles below the surface

Sun, 15 Oct, 2023

More than 90% of people killed by Afghanistan quake were women and children – UN
More than 90% of people killed by Afghanistan quake were women and children – UN
More than 90% of the people killed by a 6. 3-magnitude earthquake in western Afghanistan last weekend were women and children, UN officials reported.

Thu, 12 Oct, 2023

Taliban chiefs visit Afghan villages hit by quake that killed at least 2,000
Taliban chiefs visit Afghan villages hit by quake that killed at least 2,000
A senior Taliban delegation was visiting western Afghanistan’s Herat province on Monday in the aftermath of the powerful earthquake that killed at least 2,000 people over the weekend and flattened entire villages, a statement said.

Mon, 09 Oct, 2023

Turkey’s disaster preparedness remains uncertain six months after quake
Turkey’s disaster preparedness remains uncertain six months after quake
Dust and rubble fill the street as an excavator tears off chunks of concrete from an old apartment building in Istanbul, while former residents watch from afar. Among the bystanders is Ibrahim Ozaydin, 30, a former resident.

Sun, 06 Aug, 2023

Baby born under rubble of Syrian quake a picture of happiness six months on
Baby born under rubble of Syrian quake a picture of happiness six months on
A baby girl who was born under the rubble of her family home destroyed by the deadly earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria six months ago is in good health, loves her adopted family and likes to smile even to strangers.

Sun, 06 Aug, 2023

Deadly 6.2-magnitude earthquake strikes central Japan
Deadly 6.2-magnitude earthquake strikes central Japan
A strong, shallow earthquake has hit central Japan, killing at least one person and injuring 13 others. No tsunami warning was issued following the quake – which had a magnitude of 6.

Fri, 05 May, 2023

Fears over casualties and damage after Japanese quake
Fears over casualties and damage after Japanese quake
Government spokesperson Hirokazu Matsuno told reporters that authorities were checking into possible casualties, putting human life first after the quake in Ishikawa prefecture

Fri, 05 May, 2023

Indonesia Earthquake
Indonesia earthquake toll reaches 310 as more bodies are found
More than 1,400 rescuers have been searching through the rubble since the magnitude 5.6 quake, which injured more than 2,000 people.

Fri, 25 Nov, 2022

Indonesia Earthquake
Indonesian rescuers focus on landslide site as quake toll rises
Indonesian rescuers have narrowed their focus to the site of a landslide where dozens of people were believed trapped after an earthquake killed at least 272, more than a third of them children.

Thu, 24 Nov, 2022

Indonesia Earthquake
Boy trapped under house for two days rescued from quake rubble
A six-year-old Indonesian boy has been rescued after being trapped for two days under the rubble of his house after an earthquake that killed at least 271 people.

Wed, 23 Nov, 2022

Indonesia Earthquake
Search effort intensifies after Indonesia quake kills 271
More rescuers and volunteers have been deployed in devastated areas on Indonesia’s main island of Java to search for the dead and missing from an earthquake that killed at least 271 people.

Wed, 23 Nov, 2022

Indonesia Earthquake
Rescuers search through rubble after 268 killed in Java quake
Indonesian rescuers used jackhammers, circular saws and sometimes their bare hands on Tuesday to move the rubble of flattened buildings as they searched for victims and survivors after an earthquake killed at least 268 people.

Tue, 22 Nov, 2022

Indonesia Earthquake
Rescuers scour rubble after 162 killed in Indonesia earthquake
Rescuers are searching the rubble of buildings after an earthquake on Indonesia’s main island of Java which killed at least 162 people and injured hundreds of others, overwhelming hospitals.

Tue, 22 Nov, 2022

Solomon Islands Earthquake
Magnitude 7.0 earthquake shocks Solomon Islands but no major damage
A powerful magnitude 7. 0 earthquake rattled the Solomon Islands on Tuesday afternoon, overturning tables and sending people racing for higher ground.

Tue, 22 Nov, 2022

Indonesia Earthquake
Earthquake topples buildings and kills ‘at least 162’ on Indonesia’s Java island
A strong, shallow earthquake has toppled buildings and collapsed walls on Indonesia’s densely populated main island of Java, killing at least 162 people and injuring hundreds more.

Mon, 21 Nov, 2022

Indonesia Earthquake
Dozens dead after earthquake rattles Indonesia’s Java island
At least 46 people have died after an earthquake shook Indonesia’s main island of Java, damaging dozens of buildings and sending residents into the streets of the capital Jakarta for safety. The US Geological Survey said the magnitude 5.

Mon, 21 Nov, 2022

Earthquake hits Manchester
Deadly earthquake hits Indonesia’s Java island
At least 14 people have died after an earthquake shook Indonesia’s main island of Java. Dozens of buildings were damaged in the quake, sending residents into the streets of the capital Jakarta for safety. The US Geological Survey said the magnitude 5.

Mon, 21 Nov, 2022

Taiwan Earthquake
Stranded tourists safe as repairs begin after Taiwan quake
About 400 tourists who were stranded on a mountainside when a strong earthquake hit Taiwan have descended safely, as the island on Monday repaired damage caused by the quake.The 6.8 magnitude quake hit the island on Sunday afternoon, temporarily ...

Mon, 19 Sep, 2022

Taiwan Earthquake
Building collapses and landslide traps tourists on mountain after Taiwan quake
A strong earthquake shook much of Taiwan on Sunday, toppling a three-storey building, stranding about 400 tourists on a mountainside, and knocking part of a passenger train off its tracks.The magnitude 6.8 quake was the largest among dozens that ...

Sun, 18 Sep, 2022

Philippines Earthquake
Deadly quake rattles northern Philippines
A strong earthquake has left at least four people dead and injured dozens more in the northern Philippines.

Wed, 27 Jul, 2022

Iran Earthquake
At least five dead and dozens injured after magnitude-6.3 earthquake in Iran
Five people were killed and 44 others injured in a magnitude-6. 3 earthquake in southern Iran on Saturday.

Sat, 02 Jul, 2022

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