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Magnitude 6.1 Earthquake Hits Northwestern Turkey, Collapses at Least a Dozen Buildings

Authorities are conducting on-site surveys to assess damage after multiple aftershocks

Shallow 6.19-Magnitude Quake Hits Balıkesir Near Istanbul

Limited Damage Confirmed at Russia’s Rybachiy Nuclear Submarine Base After 8.8-Magnitude Quake

Second Quake in Three Days Rattles New Jersey and New York City

3.0-Magnitude Quake Rattles New York Metro From Hasbrouck Heights Epicenter

Pacific Tsunami Alerts Canceled After 8.8-Magnitude Kamchatka Quake

4.2-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Near Rialto, Followed by 3.1 Aftershock

Tsunami Watches Lifted After Magnitude 7.4 Quake Sequence Off Kamchatka Peninsula

7.3-Magnitude Earthquake Off Alaska Coast Triggers Brief Tsunami Warnings

Tsunami Advisory Canceled After 7.3 Magnitude Quake Off Alaska Peninsula

Seismic Swarm Persists in Japan’s Remote Southern Islands, Residents Remain Evacuated

Three Moderate Quakes Strike Andaman Sea in Single Day

Magnitude 4.6 Earthquake Shakes Campi Flegrei, Strongest in Four Decades

Nepal Struck by Twin Shallow Quakes

M6.1 Earthquake Strikes Off Philippines’ Sarangani Coast

Natural Quake Hits Semnan During Escalating Israel-Iran Missile Strikes

6.5 Magnitude Quake Jolts Central Colombia, Rattling Bogota

6.7-Magnitude Quake Jolts Northern Chile, Cuts Power to Thousands

Magnitude 3.2 Quake Shakes Campi Flegrei at Dawn

Karachi hit by three low-magnitude quakes in 24 hours