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Search and rescue operations continue days after 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck central Mexico
Rescue teams in Mexico work furiously to find survivors as earthquake death toll reaches 230
President Enrique Peña Nieto has declared three days of mourning for the second time this month.
Mexico City earthquake comes 32 years to the day after 10,000 killed in worst ever quake
The Latin America country held its annual earthquake drill just two hours before it was hit by its second tremor in a month.
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The city in northern Jordan was hit by a deadly earthquake in the 8th century.
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The feature is similar to the one that caused the devastating 2011 tsunami in Tohoku, Japan.
Kos earthquake: Aftershock fears cause hundreds to sleep outside
Residents and tourists among those sleeping rough on the Greek island.
Thousands of tourists caught up as earthquake hits Greek island of Kos
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Robot journalist causes mass panic after reporting fake earthquake
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Istanbul earthquake: 6.3 magnitude quake hits Turkey's largest city
The region is prone to regular earthquakes.
Magnitude 5.6 earthquake sways skyscrapers across Indonesian capital Jakarta
Residents in high-rises around the city of nearly 10 million people felt a few seconds of swaying.
Has Hillary Step at the top of Everest collapsed or not, and why can't people decide?
Mountaineers are arguing about whether or not the outcrop collapsed in an earthquake or is just hidden by snow.
Boxing Day Tsunami: Scientists drill deep in ocean to find out why Indonesia earthquake was so deadly
Dehydration of sediments played a key role in triggering the earthquake.
Hokkaido, Japan shaken by 5.5 magnitude earthquake
No tsunami warming has been issued as of yet.
Return to Fukushima: Never-before-seen photos from inside the red nuclear exclusion zone
Very few photographers have ventured inside the restricted red zone, or seen the interiors of its abandoned buildings.
5.5-magnitude quake hits holiday island Bali in Indonesia
There have been no immediate reports of structural damage or civilian injuries.
The 10 biggest earthquakes in the last 100 years
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Japan tsunami: 60 powerful photos of the earthquake and nuclear disaster that hit six years ago
The sixth anniversary of the massive earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster that devastated swathes of Japan on 11 March 2011.
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The animals descended from the mountains and invaded residential areas after people were forced to flee after the March 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear catastrophe.
Fukushima images: Six years after the tsunami, life is returning to the ghost towns of northern Japan
The evacuation order for several towns in the shadow of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant is set to be lifted on 31 March.
Southern California fault system capable of 7.4 magnitude earthquake threat to San Diego and LA
The faults run beneath San Diego, Orange County and the LA basin.
How to track down an earthquake that happened 420 million years ago using precious stones
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California: Ventura fault capable of devastating earthquakes and tsunamis
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