12 killed in Russian North Caucasus quake Today 1:29 PM EST

A strong earthquake hit Chechnya and other parts of Russia's North Caucasus Saturday, killing at least 12 people and damaging scores of hospitals, schools and other buildings, emergency officials said. Read more

12 killed in Russian North Caucasus quake Today 1:29 PM EST

A strong earthquake hit Chechnya and other parts of Russia's North Caucasus Saturday, killing at least 12 people and damaging scores of hospitals, schools and other buildings, emergency officials said. Read more

Kyrgyzstan mourns after quake kills at least 74 Oct 07, 2008 10:11AM

Rescuers in Kyrgyzstan searched the rubble for signs of life after an earthquake that killed at least 74 people. The 6.6-magnitude quake near Kyrgyzstan's borders with Tajikistan and China flattened the remote village of Nura, leaving just a handful of small houses standing in the shadow of high mou... Read more

Arctic quake sends waves through Nevada Oct 07, 2008 9:21AM

Scientists say what appeared to be an earthquake in northeastern Nevada was actually a seismograph picking up waves from an earlier quake in the Arctic Ocean. Read more

Rescuers search Tibet rubble after quake kills 10 Oct 07, 2008 6:27AM

Rescuers rushed tents, food and water to villagers in Tibet on Tuesday after an earthquake and scores of aftershocks rattled the capital and surrounding areas, killing at least 10 people and collapsing hundreds of houses. Read more

Earthquake kills at least 72 in Kyrgyzstan Oct 06, 2008 10:20AM

A powerful earthquake struck the mountains of Central Asia, destroying a village in Kyrgyzstan and killing at least 72 people, emergency officials said Monday. Read more

9 killed when 2 strong quakes hit Tibet Oct 06, 2008 9:20PM

Two earthquakes jolted the capital of Tibet and surrounding areas, killing at least nine people and collapsing hundreds of houses, China's state news agency said Tuesday. Rescuers rushed in to try to save people buried in the rubble. Read more

Report: 5.7 quake rattles northwestern China Oct 05, 2008 2:05PM

The U.S. Geological Survey says a magnitude 5.7 earthquake has struck a remote northwestern Chinese region. The center says Monday's quake struck just after midnight in the Xinjiang region near China's border with Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. It says the quake was at a depth of 21 miles (35 kilometers... Read more

2 strong quakes rock Philippine capital Sep 27, 2008 12:45AM

Two strong earthquakes rocked the Philippine capital and nearby provinces nearly simultaneously Saturday, but no damage or tsunami alerts were reported, a senior seismologist said. Read more

Official jailed over China quake medicine theft Sep 23, 2008 11:27AM

State media says a hospital official from China's Sichuan province was sentenced to seven years jail for stealing medicine intended for survivors of last May's massive earthquake, which killed nearly 70,000. Read more

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