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EARTHQUAKES NEWS

Blood-red sky over Caracas after Venezuela earthquakes: Here's what caused it

July 01, 2026 10:43 pm

Venezuela red sky followed the deadly earthquakes as Caracas witnessed an unusual sunset, with experts attributing it to dust and debris from collapsed buildings.

One minute, two monster earthquakes: Venezuela disaster kills 164 — 5 key developments

June 25, 2026 9:00 pm

A quake of magnitude 7.2 hit around 160 km (100 miles) west of Caracas, followed by an even stronger quake less than a minute later.

Why scientists triggered 8,000 earthquakes below Swiss Alps

May 11, 2026 9:05 pm

Scientists triggered 8,000 small earthquakes in Switzerland’s BedrettoLab to study how seismic pressure builds and how deep earthquakes begin underground.

‘Real heroes’: Nurses cling to newborns during Myanmar earthquake, video goes viral

April 01, 2025 2:58 pm

The viral video shows a nurse kneeling to shield an infant while another nurse holds onto other babies in their cots.

Watch: Buildings collapse in Bangkok as earthquake jolts Myanmar, Thailand

March 28, 2025 2:36 pm

The quake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles), the USGS added.

Need quake warning systems: PM; working to better accuracy by 10-15%, says IMD DG

January 15, 2025 6:28 am

He also released the IMD’s Vision Document 2047 released, which detailed an ambitious plan of achieving zero-error forecast accuracy for up to three days lead time and an accuracy of up to 90% for its forecasts issued five days in advance by 2047. 

Knowledge nugget of the day: Earthquakes—Why is the Himalayan zone seismically active?

January 19, 2025 10:39 am

A series of earthquakes struck southern Tibet on January 7, near the Nepal border. What exactly is an earthquake? Which countries are the most earthquake-prone? Why is the Himalayan region seismically active? Here’s what you need to know.

List of countries hit by the most major earthquakes: Is India among them?

May 14, 2025 7:36 am

World's Most Earthquake Prone Countries: Several Asian countries are highly prone to earthquakes, with China and Indonesia experiencing the most seismic activity.

Missing Polish coal miner found alive more than two days after an earthquake

July 14, 2024 12:21 am

Hundreds of rescuers took part in the operation and at times had to be withdrawn from the corridor when more tremors were threatened or due to dangerous methane gas levels.

Earthquakes over magnitude 4 among smaller temblors recorded near Oklahoma City suburb

January 13, 2024 10:11 pm

The preliminary magnitudes of the earthquakes near Edmond include a 4.1 shortly after 5:30 a.m. on Saturday and a 4.4 at about 9:45 p.m. on Friday.

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