Magnitude

Japan: Earthquake of magnitude 6.1 hits Honshu island; no casualties reported yet

A strong magnitude 6.1 quake hit off the east coast of Japan on Wednesday but authorities did not issue a tsunami warning

Mexico earthquake kills 32, 50 million people affected by calamity

A massive 8.1-magnitude earthquake rattled the coast of southern Mexico, toppling houses in Chiapas state, causing to sway buildings violently as far away as possible.

Japan: Earthquake of magnitude 6.1 rattles Bonin island, no causalities reported yet

A 6.1-magnitude earthquake hit off Japan's Bonin Islands on Thursday but there was no tsunami risk, seismologists said.

Earthquake of 6.5 magnitude rocks China's Sichaun; 12 killed, 175 injured, thousands evacuated

At least 12 people were killed and 175 injured when a 6.5-magnitude earthquake struck in China's Sichaun province, however the toll was expected to climb.

Philippines: Mindanao island rocked by earthquake of 5.8 magnitude, no injures reported

A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck south Mindanao island in the Philippines on Saturday, the US Geological Survey said.

Residents, tourists in Greece sleep outside homes fearing earthquake; two critical

Hundreds of people on the eastern Greek island of Kos have spent the night sleeping outdoors after a powerful earthquake killed two tourists and injured nearly 500 others across the Aegean Sea region in Greece and Turkey

Powerful 5.6 magnitude earthquake strikes Japan, two injured; no tsunami warming

A strong earthquake shook residents Sunday in a mountainous region of central Japan, injuring at least two people and knocking roof tiles off homes.