A magnitude 5.2 earthquake hit the Ilocos region at 8:44 pm today, December 17, with the epicenter located at 8 km southeast of Lapog, San Juan, Ilocos Sur.

A 6.4-magnitude earthquake shook buildings in the southern Mexican state of Chiapas on Thursday afternoon, but there were no immediate reports of major damage or injuries.

Nepal's earthquake in April 2015 was frightening. It killed thousands of people and left others without homes.

The impacts stemming from the big earthquakes that struck Nepal earlier this year could have been much, much worse, say scientists.

JHARKHAND -- Mild tremors of 4.2 magnitude were felt in parts of Bihar and Jharkhand on Tuesday morning.

An earthquake of magnitude 4.5 grades on the Richter scale was recorded in Tacna, Peru, this afternoon, according to the Geophysical Institute of Peru (IGP, Spanish acronym), reports El Comercio.

An earthquake shook buildings in Guatemala City on Monday evening, according to a Reuters witness.

There were no immediate reports of damage.

An earthquake measuring 7.2 magnitude struck in Tajikistan on Monday, shaking buildings as far away as the Indian capital of New Delhi and in Pakistan, the U.S.