aftershock

The sudden thrust that caused the tragedy of the Nepal earthquake on April 25 occurred about nine miles underground beneath the Himalayas.

Christchurch was shaken by a 5.2 magnitude tremor at 2:20 p.m. on Wednesday, June 13.

Todays aftershock was the largest tremor since the September 4 quake last year

While media reports focus on the nuclear crisis in Japan, local people deal with the harsh reality of trying to return to normal life

Three aftershocks registering over 7.0-magnitude on Japan’s measurement scale hit the country’s battered northeast on Wednesday.

An earthquake hit Southern California on Wednesday, with residents feeling the quake in Los Angeles and San Diego, and aftershocks being felt as far away as Las Vegas.

Chile was hit again by another series of large aftershocks on Thursday afternoon local time just as President-elect Sebastian Pinera was about to be sworn in.

An earthquake struck Taiwan Thursday, leaving 500,000 people without power.

Thousands of people in Haiti have been left without homes, and bodies of the deceased are still on streets.

Citizens of the San Francisco Bay Area were given a little added excitement to their morning Thursday when an earthquake registering 4.1 on the Richter Scale shook the ground causing minimal damage.

Sichuan was rocked by a 6.1-magnitude earthquake on Tuesday which killed at least one and wounded 24. The epicenter is Yaodu town, Qingchuan County.