Earthquake News

An earthquake shook a province in southwest Iran on Tuesday, Iranian media reported, but there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.

Six people were killed and 77 were wounded after a strong quake rattled Sulawesi Island in eastern parts of the country on Monday, health ministry said here Tuesday.

Officials say a powerful earthquake that jolted eastern Indonesia today killed at least four people.

KING CITY, Calif. - King City police say there are no reports of damage or injuries after an earthquake with a magnitude 3.6 was recorded outside of the city.

TEMECULA, Calif. - A moderate earthquake struck early Monday in a remote area of the Cleveland National Forest in northern San Diego County.

A major earthquake struck off Indonesia's Sulawesi island on Sunday, destroying houses and setting off a tsunami warning.

The U.S. Geological Survey says a small earthquake occurred in central Arkansas.

A succession of two earth tremors rocked Sofia, the first a mild quake of four on the Richter Scale just after 10pm on November 15 2008, the second a 3.5 tremor at 7am on November 16.

The Geophysics Institute at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences reported that the earthquake in Sofia on Sunday evening had a 4-magnitude on the Richter scale.

An aftershock of magnitude 4.8 hit southwest China early Sunday, shaking a region that was devastated in the Wenchuan earthquake in May, the US Geological Survey and Chinese state media reported.

A magnitude-5.9 earthquake has struck in El Salvador, with no immediate reports of injuries or damages.

Government experts say the quake occurred at 5:03 p.m. (1103 GMT) Saturday and was centered just off the country's Pacific coast.

The U.S. Geological Service's National Earthquake Information Center in Golden, Colorado, lists the quake's magnitude as 5.9.

The temblor was felt in San Salvador, the nation's capital.

Riviere-du-Loup, Que. - A small earthquake hit Quebec's lower St. Lawrence region early Saturday morning.

At a high school in Los Angeles, hundreds of students took part in the Great Southern California Shakeout on Thursday to prepare for a big earthquake.

FILLMORE, Calif. - A small earthquake has struck the Los Padres National Forest northwest of Los Angeles but there are no reports of damage or injuries.

WELLINGTON: A magnitude 5.2 earthquake has rocked the resort town of Rotorua on New Zealand's North Island.

After cutting the power and piping simulated earthquake sounds over an amplifier, a roomful of Caltech seismologists made Thursday's Great Southern California ShakeOut drill look convincing.

Goods and cash with a total value of 59.5 billion yuan have been donated to help the survivors of the May 12 earthquake in southwest China's Sichuan Province, according to China's Ministry of Civil Affairs.

The Reno temblor centered near North West Reno, has been upgraded to a 3.1 magnitude.

Nov. 13 - A mock drill simulates a 7.8 magnitude quake jolting Southern California.