Earthquakes/Tsunamis

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Rescuers search for the missing after powerful earthquake in Japan Soldiers and emergency workers combed through a badly damaged shopping mall and collapsed houses looking for trapped survivors Wednesday after a 7.1 magnitude earthquake that killed at least 18 people and left many missing in southwestern Japan. Read more.

What to know: Bullet train services remained suspended and some airlines canceled flights. “There are people who are still waiting to be rescued, and it’s a race against time,” Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said. “We will go all out to find and rescue as many people as we can.” Nearly 34,900 homes were without electricity and thousands stayed in shelters.

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Quake survivors in southwestern Japan sleep in cars in sweltering heat as death toll rises to 34

YATSUSHIRO, Japan (AP) — Thousands of survivors of a powerful earthquake in southwestern Japan spent Friday in crowded shelters or sleeping in cars as they faced shortages of water and fuel and punishing summer temperatures that stoked fears of heat-related illness.

https://apnews.com/article/japan-earthquake-kumamoto-mall-factory-b0d6e9cd8f27b09590bbe49f4a701eb6?

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Magnitude 7.4 quake rocks western Colombia, killing at least 111 people

CALI, Colombia (AP) — A powerful 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck western Colombia on Monday, killing at least 111 people, damaging hundreds of buildings and leaving many trapped under debris while their loved ones and rescue workers searched through rubble.

https://apnews.com/article/colombia-ecuador-earthquake-26fd40f93272d834fced47a4a673edc9?

🇨🇴 A powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake killed over 100 people and collapsed dozens of buildings in cities across western Colombia. Get the latest.

Magnitude 7.4 quake rocks western Colombia, killing at least 111 people

A powerful 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck western Colombia on Monday, killing at least 111 people, damaging hundreds of buildings and leaving many trapped under debris while their loved ones and rescue workers searched through rubble.Search teams and civilians picked through the remains of destroyed buildings in the country’s third-largest city, Cali, passing large pieces of concrete and other rubble down a long line of volunteers. Read More.

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Crews race to find Colombia quake survivors

Residents and rescue workers search through the rubble after an earthquake struck Cali, Colombia, on Monday. (Santiago Saldarriaga/AP)

Rescue efforts are underway after a powerful 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck Colombia Monday morning, collapsing buildings and sending people rushing from homes, workplaces and schools. At least 132 people have been killed and 570 injured, including 60 deaths in the western city of Pereira, according to local officials. And the toll is expected to rise as crews continue to dig through the rubble. The government has declared a national disaster, deploying soldiers and rescue teams throughout devastated communities in search of survivors.

+ Live updates: What we know so far

+ Video: Scenes of chaos after catastrophic earthquake hits (1:10)

+ A closer look: Visualizing the earthquake in maps and charts

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Survival window closes

Emergency rescue teams in Colombia are still searching for survivors after Monday’s earthquake, which killed at least 281 people. Colombia’s president said nearly 400 others remain missing. Aid agencies have warned that the chances of finding survivors drop sharply after 72 hours. But amid the frantic rescue efforts, the government is accepting help from only a handful of countries. Colombian officials say rescue teams from the US, El Salvador, Ecuador and Israel are the only ones with the international and national certifications required for the job. A group from Mexico is ready to help but has not been approved.

+ Read more: Colombia says it will only accept rescue teams from four countries

+ Video: Satellite images show devastation of Colombia earthquake (0:25)   Magnitude 7.7 earthquake strikes off Indonesia’s coast, killing at least 47 and toppling buildings MAUMERE, Indonesia (AP) — A powerful magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia early Saturday, killing at least 47 people, collapsing buildings and causing panic in a region prone to deadly quakes. Authorities said dozens more residents were injured and warned that the death toll would almost certainly rise. https://apnews.com/article/indonesia-earthquake-magnitude-77-c31ad3cf07fa83d2d443e8d85e5c9d84?

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Powerful earthquake kills dozens in eastern Indonesia

A 7.7-magnitude earthquake that struck eastern Indonesia has killed at least 47 people, causing widespread panic and collapsing buildings and homes in a region prone to deadly seismic events.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/15/indonesia-earthquake?

Rescuers in Indonesia recover 6 more bodies in earthquake aftermath, raising death toll to 53

RUTENG, Indonesia (AP) — Rescue teams in eastern Indonesia recovered six more bodies Sunday, a day after a magnitude 7.7 earthquake, raising the death toll to 53, authorities said, as many of the thousands of displaced people spent the night outdoors in fear of aftershocks.

https://apnews.com/article/indonesia-flores-earthquake-landslide-bf1d024bdec7727094f8dc73d7dd5e34?

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Venezuela’s main airport partially resumes commercial flights after deadly earthquakes

Venezuela's main airport partially resumed commercial operations on Tuesday, nearly 10 weeks after two devastating earthquakes struck the South American country. Read More.