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Children evacuated schools in Davao City. A tsunami warning was later called off.

At least two dead after magnitude 7.4 earthquake hits Philippines

Small waves were detected on the coasts of the Philippines and Indonesia before the tsunami threat passed about two hours after the quake.

  • Jim Gomez

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Motorists pass a crack in the road along a major highway in Cebu Province caused by the earthquake.

More than 60 feared dead in the Philippines after powerful earthquake

Weeks of torrential rain from typhoons has complicated frantic rescue efforts.

  • Zach Hope
Civil defense workers, locals, and army soldiers prepare to evacuate injured victims of an earthquake that killed hundreds and destroyed numerous villages in eastern Afghanistan, in Mazar Dara, Kunar province, Monday, Sept. 1, 2025.

What’s wrong with this photo? The rule that left women and girls to die under Afghan rubble

As images began to emerge showing the aftermath of the weekend earthquake that killed at least 2200 people, it quickly became clear that something was missing.

  • Fatima Faizi
An injured person is carried to a military helicopter that landed to evacuate victims of the earthquake in Mazar Dara, Kunar province.

Afghan earthquake death toll passes 1400, Taliban says, as rescuers search for survivors

According to the Taliban government, more than 1400 people have been killed in one of Afghanistan’s worst earthquakes as the country appeals for international aid.

  • Mohammad Yunus Yawar and Jamey Keaten
Rescuers are combing the rubble in a hunt for survivors, with authorities saying more than 600 people have been killed.
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Afghanistan hit by 6.0 magnitude earthquake

Rescuers are combing the rubble in a hunt for survivors, with authorities saying more than 600 people have been killed.

The epicentre of the earthquake, shown in red, and areas where its effects were felt.

Tremors felt across south-east as earthquake strikes north of Brisbane

The 5.6 magnitude earthquake near Gympie on Saturday morning was the largest onshore quake in Queensland in 50 years, with tremors felt from Cairns to Sydney.

  • Matt Dennien
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‘A snap, then a rumble’: Earthquake rocks Mornington Peninsula

The largest earthquake to shake the coastal locale since the 1990s woke hundreds of locals in the early hours of Thursday morning.

  • Angus Delaney
A fisherman looks out at the beach where a tsunami advisory was in effect in Pacifica, California.

Evacuations ordered in South America as worst tsunami risk passes for US, Japan

Fears of a devastating tsunami faded for the US and Japan after one of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded struck off a sparsely populated Russian peninsula.

  • Jennifer Sinco Kelleher and Audrey Mcavoy
Cars are at a standstill in Panama City following the tsunami warning.

Why the massive Russian earthquake produced such a weak tsunami

When one of the largest quakes ever recorded struck off the coast of Russia on Wednesday, tsunami warning centres leapt into action – but the big waves failed to appear. What happened?

  • Katrina Miller
A tsunami warning is displayed on a television in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Wednesday,

Tsunami threat for Japan, Hawaii downgraded after evacuation orders sparked panic

 A powerful earthquake struck off Russia’s far eastern Kamchatka Peninsula, damaging buildings, prompting evacuations and triggering tsunami warnings in Japan and parts of the US.

  • Satoshi Sugiyama