The Latest Breaking News from Earthquakes

A magnitude 5.6 earthquake shook northwestern Nepal just before midnight Friday, killing at least 138 people with dozens more injured

Iceland's Reykjanes peninsula has experienced a seismic swarm of over 5,500 small earthquakes, raising the possibility of a volcanic eruption.

Some neutron stars could have cracks on the surface, creating starquakes and triggering fast radio bursts screaming out into space.

Unusual 6.3 magnitude quake strikes NW of Herat, Afghanistan. Occurred due to thrust faulting near Hindu Kush Mt. range. Followed by 30 min later quake of same intensity. Half-dozen aftershocks. Oct 11 saw another 6.3 magnitude quake. Caused by horizontal compressive stresses, one block moves up relative to other. Occurred…

Over 1,000 people are thought to have been killed in the latest earthquake to hit Afghanistan. Humanitarian aid agencies are scrambling to help the affected villages. But the realities of Taliban rule are starting to have an impact on the ground, as relations between the authorities and NGOs fray.

Following the devastating earthquakes in Turkey and Syria, volunteers such as Meltem Elmaci and specialist responders like Julia Brothwell were on the ground giving vital assistance

Mysterious radio signals debunked as alien contact, attributed to starquakes on neutron stars.

Hospitals are at capacity since the quakes occurred around the city of Herat, and the Taliban are ill-equipped to respond effectively

Australia is sending aid to Afghanistan to help humanitarian efforts after earthquakes struck the country last week, killing and injuring thousands of people.