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Albania races against time to find earthquake survivors

Several structures were destroyed and many people were feared trapped under the rubble after the heavily populated city of Tirana, along with the cities Durres and Thumane were shaken by the earthquake.

6.4-magnitude quake strikes Albania: authorities

The U.S. Geological Survey confirmed the quake struck seven miles southwest of Mamurras at a depth of 12 miles. The quake hit the country in early Tuesday.

Countries such as El Salvador and Guatemala were also reportedly impacted by the quake.

Iran earthquake kills five, leaves 300 injured

Five killed, 120 injured in Iran earthquake

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A powerful earthquake struck the southern Philippines Tuesday, killing six people, cracking buildings and injuring dozens in a region still reeling from a previous deadly tremor.Terrified locals ran into the streets after the 6.6-magnitude quake, which hit the island of Mindanao as schools and offices opened for the day.The shaking lasted up to a minute in some areas, damaging homes, multi-storey buildings and classrooms in a region where hundreds are still displaced by a quake that killed at least five earlier this month.

The quake struck at around 2.52 p.m. local time Monday (11.52 p.m. EDT, Sunday) and hit at a depth of 140 miles.

The phenomenon was initially dismissed as "seismic noise."

Rescuers in Japan worked around the clock Tuesday in an increasingly desperate search for survivors of a powerful weekend typhoon that killed more than 70 people and caused widespread destruction.Hagibis slammed into Japan on Saturday, unleashing fierce winds and unprecedented rain that triggered landslides and caused dozens of rivers to burst their banks.By late Tuesday, public broadcaster NHK put the toll at 74, with around a dozen people missing. The government's tally was lower, but it said it was still updating information.

The earthquake in Ambon, capital of the Maluku islands in Indonesia, prompted panic by local residents who fled to hifgher ground for fear of a possible tsunami

The Pacific Ring of Fire

The quake struck about 37 kilometres (23 miles) northeast of Ambon in Maluku province

Map of Indonesia locating a 6.5-magnitude quake

Tropical Storm Karen is expected to make landfall on Tuesday and rip through the islands until Wednesday.

The weather disturbance could likely cause flooding,  landslides and possibly strong gusty winds in the rest of the region. 

Many people remained outside their homes for several hours fearful of aftershocks