Many children among Indonesia quake dead
The death toll from an earthquake in West Java has risen to over 250, with many children among the casualties because they were at school when the tremor hit.
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Magnitude 7.6 earthquake shakes Mexico
A magnitude 7.6 earthquake has struck Mexico's Pacific coast, setting off an earthquake alarm in the capital.
Afghan aftershock kills five, aid arrives
An Afghan health ministry official says an aftershock in the country's east has left at least five people dead.
Afghanistan ends hunt for quake survivors
Afghan authorities have called off the search for survivors of an earthquake that killed over 1000 people.
Afghan earthquake toll hits 1000
Around 1000 people have been killed in a magnitude 6.1 earthquake that has rocked Afghanistan.
Aid trickles in to Afghan quake zone
Poor communications and roads are making it hard to get aid to residents of an Afghan province where a 6.1 magnitude quake struck, killing at least 1000 people.
Small earthquake strikes north of Brisbane
A 2.9 magnitude inland earthquake has shaken parts of the Moreton Bay region, north of Brisbane.
Quake in Japan kills two, shuts factories
A powerful earthquake off Japan has left at least two people dead, cut power to thousands of homes and forced factories to shut.
Powerful earthquake jolts Japanese coast
A powerful 7.3 magnitude earthquake has struck off the coast of Fukushima in northern Japan, seismologists say.
Deadly Guatemala quake triggers landslides
Two people have died after a 6.2 magnitude earthquake shook the Central American country of Guatemala.
Magnitude 3.9 quake rumbles far north Qld
Geoscience Australia says a magnitude 3.9 earthquake has stuck the Great Barrier Reef near the far north Queensland city of Cairns.
Indonesia lifts tsunami alert after quake
A tsunami alert has been lifted by Indonesian authorities following a magnitude 7.3 earthquake that struck off Flores Island.