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One dead, 17 hurt in Peru earthquake
Dec 02, 2016 (AFP)
A 5.5-magnitude earthquake that struck southeastern Peru killed one person, injured 17 others and damaged dozens of homes, officials said Friday. "Authorities i...
The farmers, their little pigs and the wolves: an Italy quake survival tale
Dec 01, 2016 (AFP)
Italy's earthquakes would not leave the Fausti family alone. The first of this year's devastating tremors, on August 24, left their farmhouse on the outskirts o...
Groundwater helium level could signal potential risk of earthquake
Nov 30, 2016 (SPX)
Japanese researchers have revealed a relationship between helium levels in groundwater and the amount of stress exerted on inner rock layers of the earth, found...
What's up with Madagascar
Nov 29, 2016 (SPX)
Madagascar, the big island off the east coast of Africa with the lemurs and baobabs, is thought to be sitting in the middle of an old tectonic plate, and so, by...
Costa Rica mourns 10 hurricane deaths
Nov 28, 2016 (AFP)
Flags dropped to half-mast in Costa Rica on Monday at the start of three days of mourning for 10 people killed in a hurricane that struck late last week. The gr...
Gulf state Qatar hit by flooding
Nov 26, 2016 (AFP)
Rainfall caused widespread flooding in Qatar on Saturday, potentially raising fresh concerns about infrastructure in the Gulf country due to host the 2022 footb...
Two dead in Italy storms
Nov 26, 2016 (AFP)
Heavy rains that pounded Italy over the past three days have left at least two people dead and two others are reported missing, Italian media said Saturday. A 7...
Five jailed over deadly Taiwan quake collapse
Nov 25, 2016 (AFP)
The owner of a building where foam and empty cans were used as filler in concrete support columns was jailed in Taiwan Friday over the deaths of 115 people in a...
Heavy rain triggers floods in northern Italy
Nov 24, 2016 (AFP)
Torrential downpours caused flooding in parts of northwest Italy on Thursday, with the rains expected to continue until the weekend. The floods forced the closu...
Costa Rica, Nicaragua brace for deadly Hurricane Otto
Nov 24, 2016 (AFP)
Costa Rica declared a national emergency hours before a Caribbean hurricane that was expected to rip into it and neighboring Nicaragua on Thursday. Hurricane Ot...
Hurricane, quake hit Central America
Nov 24, 2016 (AFP)
Central America suffered a hurricane and offshore earthquake at the same time on Thursday, triggering alarm in Nicaragua, El Salvador and Costa Rica but no imme...
Hurricane Otto heads toward Central America, kills 3
Nov 22, 2016 (AFP)
Tropical Storm Otto strengthened into a hurricane Tuesday in the Caribbean as it lurched toward Central America, causing three deaths in Panama and prompting co...
Seismologists warn of more quakes in New Zealand
Nov 18, 2016 (AFP)
Seismologists in New Zealand said Friday that this week's 7.8 earthquake was one of the most complex ever recorded and warned there was a high likelihood of fur...
Relieved tourists escape New Zealand quake town
Nov 16, 2016 (AFP)
Rescuers in New Zealand on Wednesday completed a mass evacuation of tourists stranded after a devastating earthquake, as officials in the capital Wellington sea...
Tears and beers as tourists recount NZ quake 'pandemonium'
Nov 15, 2016 (AFP)
There were tears and beers Tuesday as the first wave of tourists to escape a quake-hit New Zealand town described scenes of "pandemonium" when the massive tremo...
Evacuations underway in quake-hit New Zealand
Nov 15, 2016 (AFP)
Rescuers in New Zealand on Tuesday began airlifting tourists stranded by a 7.8 earthquake that devastated parts of the South Island's rugged coast, as a navy sh...
Two dead after NZ quake, residents flee tsunami
Nov 13, 2016 (AFP)
Rescuers in New Zealand were scrambling Monday to reach the epicentre of a powerful 7.8 earthquake that killed at least two people and sparked a tsunami alert t...
6.2 quake hits eastern Japan: USGS
Nov 11, 2016 (AFP)
A strong 6.2-magnitude earthquake hit eastern Japan Saturday, the US Geological Survey said, but there were no immediate reports of damage. The quake, at a dept...
Massive 'lake' discovered under volcano that could unlock why and how volcanoes erupt
Nov 09, 2016 (SPX)
Scientists from the University of Bristol and partner universities in Germany, France, Canada and Wales, have discovered a huge magmatic lake, 15 kilometres bel...
Sentinel satellites reveal east-west shift in Italian quake
Nov 08, 2016 (ESA)
New information on the effects of the 30 October earthquake that struck central Italy continues to emerge as scientists analyse radar scans from satellites. Usi...
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