(Reuters) -A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck near the coast of Ecuador on Friday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. The quake was at a depth of 23km (14.29 miles), EMSC said ...

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A strong, 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck in the North Pacific Ocean near Ecuador on Friday, according to the United States Geological Survey. The temblor happened at 6:44 a.m. Ecuador time about 12 ...

QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — A strong 6.3 earthquake off Ecuador's Pacific coast shook the northern part of the country Friday, with some initial reports of some damages to houses. No injuries were reported.

An earthquake of magnitude 5.8 on the Richter scale struck Afghanistan on Saturday at 12:17pm (IST), the National Center for Seismology confirmed. The tremors were felt in several parts of ...

Researchers have studied 150 years of data, predicting that the March earthquake in Myanmar will not be the final one Chinese seismologists have warned of a heightened risk of earthquakes in China ...