US Geological Survey

A powerful earthquake struck the southern Philippines on Thursday, crushing a man under falling debris and sparking searches of seriously damaged buildings that had already been rattled by two previous deadly tremors. The 6.5 magnitude…

A 6.4 magnitude earthquake hit Southern California on Thursday at 10:33 a.m. (17:33 GMT) near the Searles Valley in San Bernardino County, the United States Geological Survey said. The shallow quake struck at a depth of 5.4 miles (8.7…

An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.0 struck southeastern Peru on Friday but there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage. It hit in the Andes region in a sparsely populated area. The US Geological Survey said the epicentre…