EARTHQUAKE

Officials say a strong earthquake in Northern California has cut off power to thousands and caused some damage to roads and homes. No deaths and just two injuries have been reported after the magnitude 6.4 earthquake early Tuesday. (Dec. 20)

A strong earthquake shook parts of the region early Tuesday, jolting residents awake, cutting power to thousands, and damaging homes and roads, officials said. No injuries were immediately reported.

Afghanistan's state-run news agency reported a powerful earthquake struck a rural, mountainous region of the country's east, killing 1,000 people and injuring 1,500 more.

Comedian Earthquake fell on hard times while living right beside one of Hollywood’s highest-paid Black actors, Jamie Foxx.

A 7.4-magnitude earthquake has struck off the coast of Fukushima in northern Japan, smashing furniture, knocking out power and killing four people.

A 6.0 magnitude earthquake rattles Australia's second largest city, causing damage to buildings.

Officials in Haiti have raised the death toll from a powerful weekend earthquake to more than 1,900.

Haiti's civil protection agency says at least 29 people killed in earthquake.

Haiti’s civil protection agency says at least 304 people have been killed and 1,800 injured fromr a 7.2 magnitude earthquake striking the poor island nation.

Scientists are excavating one of the most important Jurassic sites ever discovered in the UK.

The magnitude 3.8 earthquake was reported at 2:18 p.m. about 2 miles west of Bloomingdale, Indiana, but reportedly also felt by Chicago-area residents.

No major damage was reported, but several people had minor injuries. The U.S. Geological Survey put the strength of the quake at magnitude 7.0 and depth at 54 kilometers (33.5 miles). Akira Wakimoto, a crisis management official in Tome town in Miyagi prefecture, said he was in his apartment when the quake struck, and felt his room shake for a long time. In mid-February, another powerful quake in the region killed one person and left more than 180 injured, though most injuries were minor. AdA Japan Meteorological Agency spokesperson, Noriko Kamaya, said in a news conference that Saturday's quake is considered an aftershock of the 9.0 magnitude quake in 2011.

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of over 6.0 struck central Greece on Wednesday, March 3, 2021. ATHENS – Fearful of returning to their homes, thousands of people in central Greece were spending the night outdoors late Wednesday after a powerful earthquake, felt across the region, damaged homes and public buildings. The shallow, magnitude-6.0 quake struck near the central city of Larissa. In 1999, an earthquake near Athens killed 143 people. Ad___ Elena Becatoros and Theodora Tongas in Athens, Llazar Semini in Tirana, Albania, and Suzan Fraser in Ankara, Turkey contributed.

ISTANBUL – A strong earthquake struck Friday in the Aegean Sea between the Turkish coast and the Greek island of Samos, killing at least 19 people and injuring over 700 amid collapsed buildings and flooding, officials said. At least 17 people were killed in Izmir, Turkey’s third-largest city, including one who drowned, and 709 were injured, according to Turkey’s Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency, or AFAD. The earthquake, which the Kandilli Institute said had a magnitude of 6.9, struck at 2:51 p.m. local time (1151 GMT) in Turkey and was centered in the Aegean northeast of Samos. “We pray that there is no further loss of live in Turkey or Greece and we send our best wishes to all those affected on both sides of the earthquake," Turkey’s Communications Director Fahrettin Altun tweeted. Relations between Turkey and Greece have been particularly tense, with warships from both facing off in the eastern Mediterranean in a dispute over maritime boundaries and energy exploration rights.

Weve received a long list of firsthand accounts from Friday (Aug. 21, 2020) evenings earthquake in southeastern Michigan. My house shook, but not enough to knock down anything that was on display. I asked my husband if he felt the shaking and he said no, but he guessed that if I felt it, it had to have been an earthquake. The east side of my house felt like something had hit my house. I have never felt anything like that before.-- Renee in Monroe (48161)If you felt it, please tell us what it was like:

Weve received a long list of firsthand accounts from Friday evenings earthquake in southeastern Michigan. Here are some firsthand accounts from Michiganders who felt the Earth beneath them shake:We heard a loud boom and then it felt like the house shook as if a wave was passing through the house. My house shook, but not enough to knock down anything that was on display. I asked my husband if he felt the shaking and he said no, but he guessed that if I felt it, it had to have been an earthquake. The east side of my house felt like something had hit my house.

“Deep down, I know there was an element of trying to get a pat on the back,” Albert said. “That’s when they completely blew me away with their response.”What the community leaders essentially told Albert and Zelaya was this: Thanks for your efforts and compassion, but you actually did more harm than good. The experience was such an eye-opener that it led Albert and Zelaya to a greater purpose and mission. “That goes back to the negative aid that is undermining the natural development of the Haitian people,” Albert said. The two discovered that nearly 80% of Haitian teachers haven’t been properly trained, and 60% of kids dropped out of classes during elementary school.

The death toll from Saturday's 7.8 earthquake in Ecuador rose to at least 480 Tuesday. Teams continue to dig through the rubble and search for missing people. David Begnaud is there.

The strongest earthquake to hit Ecuador since 1979 has left more than 230 dead and several hundred injured after striking 100 miles northwest of the country's capital. Manuel Bojorquez has more.

An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1 hit northern Oklahoma last night. The region has seen a spike in earthquakes recently. Mirreya Villarreal gives us a closer look at the trend.

A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Indonesia's easternmost province Papua, though there were no initial reports of injuries. CBSN's Contessa Brewer has more.

Earthquake disaster flick "San Andreas" grossed $53.2 million during its opening weekend despite predictions that people in earthquake-prone areas wouldn't go see it. CBS News correspondent John Blackstone spoke with a seismologist to see what was real in the movie and what was fake.

A 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck the small nation of Nepal nestled in the Himalayan mountain range. According to Charlie D’Agata, tens of thousands of people have been displaced.

Strong earthquake rocks central Japan At least 20 people were injured as a strong earthquake hit the Japanese city of Nagano. The quake caused power outages and triggered a landslide blocking roads. Seth Doane reports.

Major earthquake hits northwest of Anchorage, Alaska A 6.2 magnitude earthquake centered 80 miles northwest of Anchorage struck Thursday. In some areas shaking lasted for at least a minute. Norah O'Donnell reports.

Earthquake in southeastern China kills over 350 At least 381 people were killed Sunday after a major earthquake struck Yunnan Province in southeastern China. Seth Doane reports on the search and rescue efforts.

5.1 magnitude earthquake shakes up Los Angeles People in Los Angeles are assessing the damage done after a 5.1 magnitude earthquake struck 20-miles southeast of the city. There aren’t any reports of major damage, but the earthquake broke water mains and gas lines. Vinita Nair reports.

Calif. earthquake causes more chatter than shatter A 4.4-magnitude earthquake, centered in the Santa Monica mountains, was felt across a 150-mile stretch of southern California. It was the largest quake to hit the Los Angeles area in five years, but it caused no major damage. Ben Tracy reports.