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Earthquakes
Underneath our feet, the Earth is not still. Hard shields of rock called plates float on fiery hot molten rock called magma. These plates pull apart or push against each other, building energy until suddenly something gives way. The sudden release of energy causes an earthquake. Some are barely noticeable. Others are cataclysmic.
A child is seen from a tent provided by China in Kabul, Afghanistan, in November 2025. Photo: Xinhua
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724 humanitarian trucks enter Afghanistan via Pakistan

17 Aug 2026
Search and rescue operations underway amid the rubble in Cali, Colombia on August 13, three days after a 7.4-magnitude earthquake hit the country. Photo: Xinhua
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Explainer: How long can trapped people survive after an earthquake?

16 Aug 2026
A rescue worker raises his fists to call for silence to locate victims under the rubble at the site of a collapsed building following an earthquake, in Cali, Colombia. Photo: Reuters
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7.4 magnitude earthquake hits Colombia, kills at least 132 people, injures over 570

11 Aug 2026
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A rescuer stands on the rubble of a collapsed building in Caraballeda, La Guaira state, Venezuela, on June 28, 2026. Photo: Xinhua
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Venezuela earthquakes: 1,450 dead as scramble to locate survivors continues 4 days on

29 Jun 2026
Rescuers inspect a damaged building following an earthquake in General Santos, Philippines. Photo: AP
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Philippines: at least 37 dead, 20,000 people displaced by 7.8 magnitude earthquake

09 Jun 2026
Residents affected by the magnitude-6.9 earthquake sit and wait at the roadside for help in Bogo, Cebu, Philippines, October 2, 2025. Photo: Reuters
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Philippines earthquake: death toll at 68, survivors recall moment when tragedy struck

03 Oct 2025
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Afghanistan’s quake leaves over 1,400 dead, and thousands have been injured. Photo: AP
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Over 1,400 dead as earthquake devastates Afghanistan’s mountainous east

03 Sep 2025
People evacuated to the rooftop of a fire department building in Hokkaido, northern Japan. A tsunami warning for the country’s Pacific coast was issued following a powerful earthquake off Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula. 
Photo: Kyodo
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Explainer: massive 8.8 Russian earthquake, minor tsunami damage

31 Jul 2025
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Infospark: Some of the world’s major cities by altitude

14 May 2025
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Myanmar’s recent earthquake, potentially the largest in decades, highlights the vulnerability of the country’s infrastructure. Photo: AFP
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Myanmar’s 7.7-magnitude quake raises concerns over infrastructure in seismic regions

29 Apr 2025
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