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MANILA —  A powerful earthquake that shook the southern Philippines killed at least one villager and injured several others as…

manila, Philippines —  Evacuations were underway in the Philippines after a quake of at least magnitude 7.5 struck the southern…

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake, followed by a slightly weaker 4.5 magnitude aftershock struck Nepal on Monday, sending people scrambling for…

KATHMANDU, Nepal —  Villagers in the mountains of northwest Nepal on Sunday cremated the bodies of some of those who…

Hundreds of others are thought to be buried under rubble in two districts of the Himalayan region. ADVERTISEMENTAt least 132…

JAKARTA, Indonesia —  An earthquake slightly damaged houses and other buildings in southeastern Indonesia early Thursday, causing some panic but…

Iceland’s meteorological office reported Friday the Nordic Island nation’s southwestern Reykjanes Peninsula has been experiencing a “seismic swarm” of small…

A new 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck Afghanistan on Sunday, following several tremors in the region since the beginning of the…

ISLAMABAD —  A powerful 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck western Afghanistan on Sunday, just over a week after strong quakes and…

WASHINGTON —  Ghulam Ali’s wife and daughter are in critical condition after they were pulled from the rubble of their…