Earthquake

Magnitude 7.1 earthquake strikes near east coast of Russia's Kamchatka region, GFZ says

The Pacific Tsunami Warning System said there was a threat of a possible tsunami from the earthquake.

A view of the sea during a coastal evacuation following a tsunami warning issued by local authorities after an earthquake (illustrative)
 Athens

Strong earthquake strikes Evia island, felt in Athens

Rescue workers clear debris of a damaged house after a deadly magnitude-6 earthquake that struck Afghanistan, in Mazar Dara, Kunar province, Afghanistan, September 2, 2025.

WHO asks Taliban to lift female aid worker restrictions following earthquakes

People spend the night at a stadium after an earthquake in Sindirgi in the western Balikesir province, Turkey, August 11, 2025.

Earthquake of magnitude 4.9 strikes northwest Turkey, no reports of casualties


Two powerful aftershocks hit Afghanistan after earthquakes killed 2,200

Two powerful aftershocks struck eastern Afghanistan within 12 hours, as fears of more devastation grow following a series of deadly earthquakes that have killed over 2,200 people.

A boy stands in front of houses damaged by a deadly earthquake that struck Afghanistan's Kunar and Nangarhar provinces, at Masud village in Nurgal district, Kunar province, Afghanistan, September 4, 2025.

Scientists find massive crack under Atlantic that could spark devastating earthquakes soon

New tectonic fault identified 200 kilometers southwest of Portugal may explain historic Lisbon earthquakes and pose future tsunami risks.

Ruins of the Igreja do Carmo in Lisbon, ruined by the 1755 earthquake in Portugal.

Afghanistan earthquake death toll tops 2,200, survivors face aid crunch

The tremor, at a depth of 10 km (six miles), followed the earlier quakes that flattened villages in Kunar and Nangarhar provinces, left tens of thousands homeless, and injured more than 3,600 people.

Rescue workers clear debris of a damaged house after a deadly magnitude-6 earthquake that struck Afghanistan, in Mazar Dara, Kunar province, Afghanistan, September 2, 2025.

Afghanistan airdrops commandos to rescue quake survivors, UN warns food may run out

Afghanistan quakes kill 1,400 as rescuers race to save survivors, and the UN warns food aid could run out in weeks.

Rescue workers clear debris of a damaged house after a deadly magnitude-6 earthquake that struck Afghanistan, in Mazar Dara, Kunar province, Afghanistan, September 2, 2025.

Deadly 1956 Aegean earthquake revisited: new study unpacks Greece’s largest 20th-century tsunami

Geophysical Research Letters analysis shows both fault rupture and submarine landslides contributed to the disaster.

Kokkari, a fishing village on Samos island, Greece.

Rescuers in Afghanistan race to reach remote quake-hit mountain villages

"The pre-earthquake fragility of the health system means local capacity is overwhelmed, creating total dependence on external actors," said the update.

An Afghan man looks for his belongings amidst the rubble of a collapsed house after a deadly magnitude-6 earthquake that struck Afghanistan around midnight, in Dara Noor, in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, September 1, 2025.

Nesher mayor to 'Post': A major earthquake in Israel is coming. We must be ready - opinion

The real question is not if it will happen, but when; and, more importantly, whether we are prepared.

A VEHICLE is badly damaged amid the rubble of a collapsed building after an earthquake in Balikesir province, Turkey, last month. Experts unanimously agree that a major earthquake in Israel is not a possibility, it is a certainty, says the writer.

Earthquake in Afghanistan kills 800, injures 2,800

A 6.0 magnitude earthquake hit Afghanistan’s Kunar province, leaving hundreds feared dead and injured as rescuers search for survivors.

Damage caused by earthquake in Afghanistan, September 1, 2025.

Earthquake of magnitude 7.5 hits Drake Passage off South America

The earthquake struck more than 700 km (435 miles) southeast of Argentina's city of Ushuaia, with a population of about 57,000, the USGS said.

Waves break on the Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise at the Drake Passage as it navigates towards the Antarctica Peninsula, Antarctica, February 10, 2018

Earthquake of 5.8 magnitude strikes Algeria's Tebessa province, local television says

The epicenter was 10 kilometers southeast of Negrine in Tebessa province, local media reported.

A woman hangs her washing out to dry on her roof top in the old city of Algiers Al Casbah, Algeria  (illustrative)

July quake appears to have damaged Russian nuclear sub base, NY Times reports

Photos captured by Planet Labs show damage to a floating pier at the Pybachiy submarine base on the Kamchatka Peninsula.

 An aerial view shows the Russian nuclear submarine Dmitry Donskoy moored on the eve of the the Navy Day parade in Kronshtadt, a seaport town in the suburb of St. Petersburg, Russia, July 28, 2017.