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Earthquakes today: Alerts & breaking news headlines
This is a news collection page about earthquakes, including latest alerts from around the world, videos, pictures and eyewitness accounts. The biggest, most recent earthquake took place in Lombok, in Indonesia, which left hundreds dead. Earthquakes also frequently take place in Australia but tend to only measure a magnitude of three or four and rarely cause any damage. The largest earthquake recorded on record is generally regarded to be the Great Chilean Earthquake of 1960, which was measured at 9.5 and left around 1600 people dead and around two million people homeless. Get latest information about earthquakes today and breaking news headlines.
Strong earthquake hits Tonga, no reports of damage
A strong 6.6 magnitude earthquake has struck the South Pacific Island nation of Tonga.
Tonga
Magnitude 6.4 earthquake strikes Vanuatu
The Bureau of Meteorology has said there is "no tsunami threat to Australia" because of the earthquake.
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NSW residents wake to 3.9 magnitude earthquake near Goulburn
Some New South Wales residents have woken up this morning to feel their house shaking this morning as a 3.9 magnitude earthquake struck.
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Family of missing Australian earthquake victims call for rescuers to remain safe
The families of the Australian couple missing after the Taiwan earthquake earlier this month have issued a statement saying they would only like the search for their loved ones resumed when it is safe for rescuers.
World
A cluster of earthquakes shakes Taiwan after a strong one killed 13 earlier this month
A cluster of earthquakes has struck Taiwan, the strongest measuring 6.1 magnitude, according to the US Geological Survey.
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Playful dog who failed police academy becomes star of Taiwan quake response
A labrador retriever who failed to become a drug sniffing dog because he was overly friendly and playful has won hearts across Taiwan for his detection work in the aftermath of last week's 7.4-magnitidue earthquake.
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Earthquake rattles New York City and northeast USA
It was the third largest earthquake recorded in the area in the last 50 years, the US Geological Survey said, with their figures indicating the quake might have been felt by more than 42 million people.
USA
Two Australians among the missing after Taiwan earthquake
Rescuers are still searching the wreckage of the earthquake which left ten people dead.
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Terrifying moment cars are caught in quake landslide
Vision has shown drivers frantically trying to avoid falling boulders in the opening moments of the quake.
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Bodies pulled from the rubble in Taiwan
Nine people have now been confirmed dead and more than 1,000 injured.
taiwanStrongest earthquake in 25 years rocks Taiwan, killing nine people
The quake, which also injured hundreds, was centred off the coast of rural, mountainous Hualien County, where some buildings leaned at severe angles, their ground floors crushed.
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Reporter shakes as Taiwan earthquake interrupts live broadcast
What appeared to be debris fell from the ceiling during the broadcast.
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First images captured inside melted Fukushima reactor
Officials were unable to tell what was nuclear waste, and what was simply twisted metal.
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Two homes assessed after magnitude 3.6 earthquake rocks Sydney's west
The quake occurred just before 9pm in Penrith, Geoscience Australia confirmed, saying the event took place at a depth of eight kilometres.
Sydney
Victorian town rocked by second earthquake in just days
Residents in the state's south were hit by a 4.4 quake, with tremors felt in Melbourne and as far north as Bendigo.
Victoria
Earthquake shakes thousands across Melbourne and southern Victoria
An earthquake has struck Victoria, shaking thousands of people in the middle of the night from Melbourne down to Gippsland.
Melbourne
Strong magnitude 7.1 earthquake strikes western China
Tremors were felt as far away as the neighbouring countries Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan.
China
Woman in her 90s found alive five days after Japan's deadly earthquake
The woman survived for more than five days after the 7.6 magnitude quake.
World
'Critical' race to find survivors in earthquake stricken Japan
Japan has been rocked by a series of powerful earthquakes, bringing down buildings and sparking tsunami warnings.The death toll continues to rise with fears many people are trapped.
Japan
Rescuers race against time as Japan earthquake death toll reaches 73
Bitter cold and heavy rain are expected to hamper efforts to find any survivors of the earthquake tragedy.
World
Powerful earthquakes leave at least 57 dead in Japan
The damage was so great that it could not immediately be assessed. Japanese media reports said tens of thousands of homes were destroyed.
Japan
'Far from over': Powerful quakes leave at least 55 dead in Japan
Officials have warned that more quakes could lie ahead.
Japan
Powerful earthquakes in Japan leave at least 30 dead
Officials have warned people in some areas on Tuesday to stay away from their homes because of a risk of more strong quakes.
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At least 127 people killed in China's deadliest earthquake in years
A strong overnight earthquake rattled a mountainous region of northwestern China.
World
Earthquake in China kills at least 95 people
The death toll is feared to rise after the magnitude 6.2 quake left hundreds more injured.
China
Powerful magnitude 7.1 earthquake shakes Vanuatu
There was no threat of tsunamis after the 7.1 quake shook the Pacific island nation, authorities said.
World
Moderate earthquake shakes eastern Myanmar
A moderate earthquake has shaken eastern Myanmar and been felt in a popular tourist destination in Thailand.
World
State of emergency declared over possible volcanic eruption
Hundreds of thousands of people are on high alert after a wave of earthquake activity triggered the response.
World
'Scary': Victoria's south-west rattled by 5.0 magnitude earthquake
Aftershocks are expected for months after a magnitude 5.0 earthquake.
Victoria
Death toll in Afghanistan quakes over 2000, Taliban says
Hundreds were buried under rubble, a spokesman said, as he called for urgent aid to the beleaguered country.
World
Japan issues tsunami advisory following an earthquake
Japan has issued a tsunami advisory after an earthquake struck on Thursday near its outlying islands in the Pacific Ocean.
Tsunami
Minor earthquake hits Melbourne's northern suburbs
A minor earthquake has been felt in the early hours of the morning in Melbourne's northern suburbs.
Victoria
Magnitude 6.0 earthquake hits New Zealand
'There are sirens going off all over the place.'
New Zealand
Strange lights spotted in Morocco quake 'a phenomenon reported for centuries'
Reports of similar unexplained bursts of bright, dancing lights go back centuries to ancient Greece.
World
Aussie caught up in Morocco earthquake relives terrifying experience
An Australian man who was at the epicenter of the devastating Morocco earthquake has likened the initial tremors to "an express train going past your window".
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Morocco quake death toll tops 2800 as survivors clamour for help
In some villages, more than half the population has been killed.
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In pictures: Hunt for Morocco earthquake survivors continues
Rescuers are digging through rubble in remote mountainous areas of Morocco in a desperate bid to find survivors after more than 2000 people were killed in the deadliest earthquake to strike the country in decades.
Morocco
Aftershock rattles Morocco amid desperate survivor search
Moroccans are working to rescue survivors and praying for victims of the nation's strongest earthquake in more than a century.
Africa
More than 2000 dead in 'doomsday' Morocco earthquake
The death toll is expected to rise as rescuers struggle to reach more remote areas.
Morocco
'We were lying in bed and the hotel began to shake'
A major earthquake has struck off the coast of Bali.
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Japan to start releasing Fukushima wastewater
Despite months of protests, Japanese authorities insist the treated radioactive material will be let out into the ocean,
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Storm Hilary pushes into Nevada after drenching Southern California
Southern Californians were battling flooded roads, mudslides and downed trees.
Weather
Magnitude 5.1 earthquake shakes Southern California ahead of vicious storm arriving
As Southern California braced for a highly unusual summer storm on Sunday afternoon, residents were struck by a much more familiar phenomenon: a magnitude 5.1 earthquake.
USA
Victoria rattled by another early morning earthquake
It comes days after a magnitude 4.6 quake hit 127km east of Melbourne.
Melbourne
Strong earthquake shakes Indonesia
A strong earthquake shook parts of Indonesia’s main island of Java on Friday, damaging several buildings and prompting panic.
World
Magnitude 4.6 earthquake rattles Victoria overnight
The quake hit 127km east of Melbourne, near Rawson, at about 1.32am.
Melbourne
Dumping of Fukushima radioactive wastewater deemed 'safe' by experts
Over 12 years since Japan's deadliest earthquake, that killed 22,000 and triggering a catastrophic nuclear disaster, the 1.3 million tonnes of stored radioactive wastewater has been deemed safe to release.
Japan
Earthquake rattles residents in Sydney's south-west
It's something Sydneysiders have rarely experienced, but residents in the city's south west were shaken by a small earthquake.
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