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Environmental groups write to the world's richest man, Elon Musk, flagging concerns over possible investments in Indonesia's nickel mining industry amid soaring demand for the resource for its use in electric vehicles.

Strong shake was felt at the epicentre of the quake on Macquarie Island

An earthquake was confirmed in the Columbia area on Sunday, continuing a busy stretch of seismic activity in South Carolina.

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck about 455.5 kilometres (282.4 miles) south-southwest of Ohonua, Tonga, on Sunday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said.

Geologists warn of danger from Hayward Fault under one of most densely populated parts of US

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Rescue teams in Indonesia were searching Saturday for six people still missing after a strong earthquake rocked Sumatra island a day earlier, killing at least eight people and injuring dozens, an official said. The 6.2-magnitude quake hit the island's north at a depth of 12 kilometers (7.5 miles) minutes after…

Erupting since Sept. 29, Kilauea's summit glow comes and goes now due to a pattern of pauses in lava lake activity.