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A major, 7.6-magnitude earthquake struck in the Caribbean Sea on Saturday and triggered a tsunami advisory in Puerto Rico and ...

Scientists have detected several thousand earthquakes, the vast majority of them with small magnitudes, in just over two ...

But these are ghosts, victims of the 2023 earthquake in Turkey that claimed ... whose life was among the thousands upended when the 7.8-magnitude quake devastated huge areas of southern Turkey ...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - A Tsunami Advisory was in effect for Puerto Rico and nearby islands for part of Saturday evening after a powerful earthquake struck between Honduras and the Cayman Islands ...

A tsunami warning, issued after a 7.6 magnitude earthquake struck the Caribbean Sea Saturday evening north of Honduras and southwest of the Cayman Islands, was lifted after the tsunami threat ...

In a recent crisis meeting, he said: “The government has trust in science,” but ... to a much larger earthquake,” says Pyle. On July 9, 1956, the magnitude 7.8 Amorgos earthquake—the ...

Scientists have detected nearly 8,000 earthquakes in just over two weeks near Greece's volcanic island of Santorini. The ...

Multiple earthquakes are rattling Santorini, a volcanic island in Greece, prompting authorities to dispatch rescuers with tents, a sniffer dog and drones, and to shut schools on four islands.

According to KHOU 11 meteorologist Pat Cavlin, the earthquake first registered as an 8.0 before being revised to a 7.6 by the United States Geological Survey (USGS). Cavlin said the earthquake ...

These waves are expected between 8 p.m. ET and 10:30 p.m. ET. This story has been corrected to more accurately reflect the location of the earthquake.