Here is a list of the world's deadliest earthquakes this century: 31 August 2025: More than 2,200 people died as a magnitude 6 quake struck eastern Afghanistan. 28 March 2025: A 7.7-magnitude ...

A 5.5 magnitude earthquake has struck Japan's Kyushu region, according to the German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ) ...

Two strong earthquakes struck Japan Tuesday at magnitudes of 5.4 and 4.7, according to data from the United States Geological ...

Learn how subduction zones form, drive massive earthquakes, create volcanoes, and shape Earth’s surface through powerful ...

Hemmed in by rugged mountains, Afghanistan is prone to a range of natural disasters, but its earthquakes cause the most ...

A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck Japan’s Kyushu region at a depth of 10 km, according to GFZ. No tsunami warning issued.

Civil defense workers, locals, and army soldiers prepare to evacuate injured victims of an earthquake that killed hundreds and destroyed numerous villages in eastern ...

Shallow earthquakes are generally more dangerous than deep earthquakes. This is because the seismic waves from shallow earthquakes have a shorter distance to travel to the surface, resulting in ...

A 6.0-magnitude earthquake rocked Alaska early Thanksgiving morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.