Earthquake

UN Security Council diplomats were shaken in their chairs, planes got briefly grounded, and furniture rattled across New York Friday when an earthquake jolted the city that never sleeps.

No one was hurt, though, and New York's iconic skyline remained intact.

"I AM FINE," reported the Empire State Building on its X account.

They are explorers of submarine faults, often at great depths, using sound waves as a guide in the darkness. They have been trying for decades to capture the geological "engravings" and underwater structures of Greece's seabed so that seismologists can better "read" the future.

When a 7.2 magnitude earthquake hit Taiwan's scenic and largely rural east coast county of Hualien on Wednesday, local official Chang Tung-yao knew exactly what to do, having experienced a similar temblor six years before.

A special structure inside the building is the secret of the skyscraper's engineers to shield it from Taiwan's powerful earthquakes

A powerful earthquake has struck Taiwan, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake. According to reports from world agencies, the death toll has risen to seven, with 736 people injured as of the latest update from local authorities.

A pair of powerful earthquakes, registering magnitudes of 5.2 and 5.7, have struck Southwest Greece, sending tremors through the region and triggering concerns over potential damage. The seismic activity, reported by the Euro-Mediterranean Seismological Center, rattled residents and raised alarm bells across affected areas.

The exact epicenter is located 25 kilometers east of Strophades – Tselentis: “The earthquake does not cause concern”

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.7 has struck southern Greece off the coast of the western Peloponnese. 

There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries from the quake, which was also felt in the Greek capital and as far away as the southern island of Crete.

An earthquake measuring 4.7 on the Richter scale was recorded on Friday morning off the coast of Corfu, in western Greece, the National Observatory of Athens Geodynamic Institute said. No injuries or damages were immediately reported.

The tremor was recorded at a depth of 9.2 kilometers in the sea area 25 km south-southwest of Othoni. 

It was preceded by a 3.5-magnitude quake.

Works to install an earthquake early warning system launched three years ago for the western province of İzmir at Türkiye's prominent Dokuz Eylül University (DEÜ) are nearing their end, a geology professor has announced.