Earthquakes
Indonesia bolsters recovery efforts after volcano kills 34
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesian President Joko Widodo promised on Tuesday to bolster evacuation efforts and repair damaged homes after visiting...
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Indonesia volcano erupts again as death toll rises to 22
By Willy Kurniawan and Tommy Adriansyah SUMBERWULUH, Indonesia (Reuters) - An Indonesian volcano was active again on Monday, spewing out...
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Indonesia’s Semeru volcano spews ash, killing one, injuring dozens
By Nilufar Rizki and Stanley Widianto JAKARTA (Reuters) - The Semeru volcano on the Indonesian island of Java erupted on...
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Earthquake hits remote northern Peru, 75 homes destroyed, no deaths reported
By Marco Aquino (Reuters) - A 7.5 magnitude earthquake shook the remote Amazon region of northern Peru on Sunday and...
Read moreStrong earthquake of 6.1 magnitude strikes India-Myanmar border region
(Reuters) - A shallow and strong earthquake of magnitude 6.1 struck the Myanmar-India border region early on Friday, but there...
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Lockdown lifted in Spain’s La Palma, volcanic eruption keeps airport shut
MADRID (Reuters) - Authorities on the Spanish island of La Palma on Wednesday lifted lockdown on three coastal towns as...
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Coastal towns locked down in La Palma as lava crashes into ocean
MADRID (Reuters) - Authorities on the Spanish island of La Palma ordered residents of three coastal towns to stay indoors...
Read more5.8 magnitude earthquake strikes off coast of Guatemala- USGS
GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - A 5.8-magnitude quake in Guatemala shook buildings in capital Guatemala City, though no deaths or major...
Read morePeople flee homes as quakes strike southern Iran, killing at least one – state TV
DUBAI (Reuters) -Two strong earthquakes struck southern Iran near the port of Bandar Abbas on Sunday, prompting residents to flee...
Read moreEarthquake of magnitude 5.3 strikes Western Australia – USGS
(Reuters) - A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck a sparsely populated area of Western Australia, 24 km (15 miles) from the...
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Rock rises out of the sea as second La Palma lava flow reaches ocean
MADRID (Reuters) - New cascades of red-hot lava tumbled into the Atlantic Ocean off Spain's La Palma on Wednesday morning,...
Read moreMagnitude 6.6 earthquake strikes southeast of Ryukyu Islands, Japan – EMSC
(Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 6.6 struck southeast of Ryukyu Islands, Japan, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said on...
Read moreQuake strikes off coast of Nicaragua, no initial reports of damage
SAN JOSE (Reuters) - Buildings shook in the Costa Rican capital San Jose on Monday after an earthquake measured at...
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As Spain pledges more La Palma aid, some islanders ask: where’s the cash?
By Marco Trujillo LA PALMA, Spain (Reuters) - Spain will provide whatever is necessary for La Palma to recover from...
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Solidarity T-shirts raise funds for La Palma volcano victims
By Marco Trujillo LA PALMA, Spain (Reuters) - Six weeks into the eruption on Spain's La Palma, several local organisations...
Read moreMagnitude 5.9 earthquake strikes Valparaiso, Chile – EMSC
(Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 5.9 struck Valparaiso, Chile, early on Wednesday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said....
Read moreMagnitude 5.8 earthquake strikes off Kep. Tanimbar, Indonesia -EMSC
(Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 5.8 struck off the coast of Kep. Tanimbar in Indonesia late on Tuesday, the...
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La Palma locals pay All Saints tribute remotely as lava cuts off cemetery
By Marco Trujillo LA PALMA (Reuters) - Locals on the Spanish Canary Island of La Palma lit candles and laid...
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Tourists head to Spanish island of La Palma to see erupting volcano
By Marco Trujillo and Elena Rodriguez LA PALMA, Spain (Reuters) - Olga Reinoso took advantage of the All Saints Day...
Read moreQuake rattles Athens, no immediate reports of damage
ATHENS (Reuters) - A quake rattled the Greek capital on Monday but there were no immediate reports of any damage....
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