A magnitude 6.1 quake struck off Russia’s Kuril Islands, southeast of the Kamchatka peninsula, which lies on the earthquake-prone Ring of Fire, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

Abuja — The Federal government, Thursday disclosed that it has put in place, preventive measures that would help address occurrence of Earthquake in any part of the country by acquiring and install

A light earthquake hit several counties in Kenyan on Sunday, including the capital Nairobi, central and coastal regions.

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.2 struck off the Kii Peninsula close to Wakayama Prefecture in Japan's southwest, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said Wednesday.

A 5.0-magnitude earthquake jolted 42km E of Madang, Papua New Guinea at 17:21:53 GMT on Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.9 on Monday struck off the east shore of Japan's Fukushima Prefecture, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.

Botswana is planning to build a nationwide seismological center to record and monitor earthquakes, including mining-induced tremors, by 2021, an official with the Botswana Geoscience Institute (BGI

A total of 48 villagers were injured and 377 houses damaged after a shallow earthquake of 5.6-magnitude struck off West Sumatra province of western Indonesia on Thursday, disaster agency official s

A powerful magnitude 6.4 earthquake has struck off Indonesia's central island of Sumbawa, but no tsunami warning was issued and there were no immediate reports of damage.

COQUIMBO, Chile - The U.S. Geological Survey said that the coast of north-central Chile was struck by a powerful magnitude 6.7 earthquake on Saturday night, causing major damage.