Earthquakes

In quake-hit Turkey, Syria, many victims, too little time

Turkey’s disaster management agency said the country’s death toll had risen to 6,234 as more bodies had been recovered

Turkey, Syria earthquake: Why the situation in Syria is being called a ‘crisis within a crisis’

The 7.8-magnitude earthquake has piled further misery on the people of Syria. The region is already struggling from an economic crisis, crumbling infrastructure, acute food and power shortages owing to a decades-long civil war

Turkey, Syria earthquake: How a 2,000-year-old castle, ancient mosques and a church were destroyed

At least 6,000 buildings have been reduced to rubble in the earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria, including centuries-old monuments. Parts of the Gaziantep Castle, built during the Roman Empire in Turkey, have collapsed, and structures in Aleppo’s old city in Syria have been reportedly damaged

Turkey declares seven days of national mourning after earthquakes jolt southern provinces

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that Turkey was shaken by the 'biggest disaster' since the 1939 Erzincan earthquake

At least 20 escape Syria prison holding Islamic State inmates after deadly earthquake

The military police prison in the town of Rajo near the Turkish border holds about 2,000 inmates, with about 1,300 of them suspected to be IS fighters, said the source

From Turkey to Nepal, the deadliest earthquakes that rocked the world

A 7.8-strong earthquake struck Turkey near the Syrian border early morning, causing major damage, killing over 90 people, with many more feared dead. It evokes memories of other major earthquakes that have shaken countries, and rocked them to their core

Hawaii: Eruption of Mauna Loa spurs warning for people to prepare in case of worst-case scenario

The eruption began late Sunday night following a series of fairly large earthquakes, said Ken Hon, scientist-in-charge at the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory

Minaret of Jam, a UNESCO world heritage monument, in danger of 'collapse' after earthquakes

In 2002, the 800-year-old minaret and its archaeological remains became the first site in Afghanistan to be added to UNESCO's World Heritage List

Earthquake: Strong quakes of magnitude 6.1 and 6.2 rock Hawaii

The US Geological Survey says the first quake struck about 17 miles south of Naalehu and the second earthquake struck about 20 minutes later in the same area

Mapping of the Ladakh region finds its fault lines are tectonically active: study

The findings can have major implications in terms of earthquake study, prediction and understanding the seismic structure of the mountain chains.