1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (239+ words) A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck eastern Japan early Sunday, shaking Tokyo and surrounding prefectures, injuring at least five people and causing disruptions to rail services, electricity and water infrastructure. The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said the earthquake occurred in southern Ibaraki…...

5+ day, 15+ hour ago   (293+ words) A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck Afghanistan’s northeastern province of Badakhshan early Wednesday, with tremors felt in parts of the country, including Kabul, according to the US Geological Survey. The earthquake was centred about 35 kilometres southwest of Jorm district at a depth…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (222+ words) NASA’s Curiosity rover has captured images of numerous small polygon-shaped formations on Mars, giving scientists new geological features to investigate as they study the planet’s environmental history. The patterns were observed across an area near the slopes of a region…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (322+ words) A 4.7-magnitude earthquake struck near the southern Italian city of Naples on Friday evening, disrupting electricity, rail and metro services and damaging buildings, though authorities reported no immediate fatalities or serious injuries. Reuters reported that the earthquake struck the Campi…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago   (374+ words) Five people were killed and three others injured after a sudden collapse of loess soil buried a residential property in a village in northern China’s Shanxi province, Chinese authorities said on Saturday. The collapse occurred at around 6:49 p.m. on Friday…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (220+ words) A 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck northeastern Afghanistan on Saturday, shaking Kabul and several northern and northeastern provinces. 6.1-Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Kabul and Northern Afghanistan A 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck northeastern Afghanistan on Saturday, shaking Kabul and several northern and northeastern provinces, while…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (196+ words) Venezuela’s capital, Caracas, was engulfed in an unusual deep red and orange glow at sunset following the country’s devastating earthquakes, as experts linked the phenomenon to massive amounts of dust released by collapsed buildings and debris. Local media reported that…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (240+ words) More than 11,000 people have been reported missing following the powerful earthquakes that devastated parts of Venezuela, raising fears that the death toll could rise significantly as rescue operations continue. According to Al Jazeera, the figure reflects only those reported missing…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (333+ words) The death toll from the powerful earthquakes that struck Venezuela has risen sharply to at least 164, with 971 others injured, as emergency crews continue searching through collapsed buildings and devastated neighborhoods, authorities said. Acting President Delcy Rodríguez said rescue operations remained…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (267+ words) A powerful 6.9-magnitude earthquake struck Japan’s northeastern Tohoku region early Thursday, shaking coastal areas of Iwate and Aomori prefectures, while authorities said no tsunami warning had been issued and no major damage was immediately reported. According to the Japan Meteorological…...