earthquake

Dimitris Belbas, a Greek tourist in Taiwan, saved 10 hikers from a gorge after the recent earthquake, according to a report in Taiwan News. Belbas was hiking on a trail at the landmark Taroko Gorge with his family when the...

A major earthquake hit Taiwan on Wednesday morning, triggering tsunami warnings for the island as well as parts of Japan, some of which were later retracted. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) said the earthquake had a magnitude of 7.4,...

A 5.7 earthquake rattled western Peloponnese in southern Greece on Friday morning just after 9 am local time. The earthquake struck near the Strofades islands and was felt as far as Athens and Crete. There are no reports of injuries...

Earthquake and tsunami fever has gripped Istanbul since last year’s disaster in southern Turkey, as residents in Europe’s most populous city fear they could face similar devastation. The city lies near the North Anatolia faultline, a geological danger that has...

The Antioch Greek Orthodox Church in Antakya, Turkey, which was reduced to rubble by an earthquake last year, saw an emotional mass ceremony held for victims of the disaster recently. The deadly earthquake that rocked southern and central Turkey and...

Questions have been raised over the responsibility of the famous shipwreck on Navagio Beach in Zakynthos after a surge of bad weather has further destroyed it. Fears are growing over the condition of the tourism-driving shipwreck, with academics and local...

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake occurred on Friday under the sea near the coast of the island of Evia in Greece. According to the Geodynamic Institute of Athens, the earthquake occurred at 16:15 local time 24 km east of the town...

A strong magnitude 4.8 earthquake occurred under the sea near the coast of Peloponnese, Greece on the morning of Tuesday at 7:20 am local time. According to the Geodynamic Institute, the quake had a very shallow depth of 14.5 kilometers...

Almost 400 passengers of a Japan Airlines plane miraculously survived after it collided with another plane on a runway at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Tuesday evening. Flight 516, which had taken off from Hokkaido in northern Japan nearly two hours...

Iceland has declared a state of emergency after a series of earthquakes near Fagradalsfjall volcano raised fears of eruption. The Icelandic Meteorological Office (IMO) speaks of the possibility that large amounts of magma is spreading underground and could surface in...