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Magnitude 7.4 Earthquake in Western Colombia Kills About 250

The declaration of a national state of emergency triggers emergency spending to fund search, relief and reconstruction.

LP Gas Tanker Explodes in Cuernavaca, Leaving More Than 20 Injured

Shallow M5.0 Quake Shakes Junín, Peru, Causing Injuries and Widespread Home Damage

6.3-Magnitude Quake Shakes Southern Philippines Near Sarangani

Moderate Earthquake Strikes North of Suez with Shaking Felt Across Region

Sequence of Moderate Quakes Recorded Offshore Chiapas Over Several Days

Small 2.3-Magnitude Quake Rattles Lilburn and Parts of Metro Atlanta

Powerful 7.1 Quake Strikes Kumamoto; Death Toll Climbs as Rescuers Work Collapsed Mall and Paper Plant

Magnitude 4.3 Earthquake Strikes Near Cloverdale in Sonoma County

Chiapas Aftershocks Continue as Separate M7.1 Quake Strikes Kumamoto, Japan

Two Shallow Quakes Strike Qinghai’s Xinghai County 18 Minutes Apart

5.8-Magnitude Quake Reported on New Zealand’s North Island

Magnitude 5.0 Earthquake Strikes Texas Panhandle

Multiple Moderate Quakes Rattle Chiapas Coast; Deeper Shock Hits Lima Region

Magnitude 5.1 Earthquake in Junín Kills Six and Leaves Hundreds Displaced

7.3‑Magnitude Quake Strikes Off Chiapas Coast and Triggers Local Tsunami Warnings

M6.2 Earthquake Strikes Southern Mindanao as Agencies Disagree on Depth

Magnitude-4 Quake Shakes Kern County and Is Felt Across Los Angeles Area

4.2-Magnitude Quake Jolts Frazier Park and Triggers ShakeAlert

Cluster of Small Quakes Hits Southern and Pacific Mexico