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Seismic Activity

Powerful 6.9 Quake Off Cebu Kills Dozens as Rescues Continue

Rescuers are working through the night in Cebu following the shallow offshore quake.

Fresh Aftershocks Rattle Eastern Afghanistan as Quake Toll Tops 2,200

Afghanistan Quake Leaves 800–1,100 Dead as Rescuers Struggle to Reach Cut-Off Villages

Tsunami Threat Lifted After 7.5 Quake Shakes Drake Passage

Tsunami Warnings Downgraded After Magnitude-8.8 Quake Off Kamchatka

Pacific Tsunami Warnings Canceled After 8.8-Scale Kamchatka Quake

Aftershocks Continue Following 5.5-Magnitude Quake Off Cabo de Palos

Magnitude 6.1 Earthquake Triggers Tsunami Alert in Crete

4.1-Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Eastern Tennessee, Felt Across Multiple States

Earthquake of Magnitude 4.8 Shakes Italian Islands Near Sicily

6.6 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Southwestern Japan, Tsunami Advisory Lifted

Northern California Tsunami Alert Exposes Emergency Response Gaps

4.7 Magnitude Earthquake Jolts Southern California

Southern California Hit by Series of Earthquakes