Thousands killed in major earthquake on the Turkey-Syria border

Collapsed buildings and debris in Van, Turkey due to an earthquake
Collapsed buildings and debris in Turkey due to an earthquake. Photo: IHH Humanitarian Relief Foundation.

A strong earthquake measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale shook southeastern Turkey and northern Syria early Monday morning. It was followed by several aftershocks and another 7.6 magnitude earthquake that has hit the already devastated area of Turkey.

At least 268 dead, most of them children, after 5.6 magnitude earthquake in Indonesia

A small group of Indonesians stand near a building in a village where little remains after the earthquake and Tsunami that devastated the region of Sumatra, Indonesia
A small group of Indonesians stand near a building in a village where little remains after the earthquake and Tsunami that devastated the region of Sumatra, Indonesia. Photo: U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class M. Jeremie Yoder.

An earthquake of magnitude 5.6 shook this Monday the province of West Java, with almost 50 million inhabitants, the most populated of Indonesia, leaving at [Read More…]

Three mild tremors felt in Mae Hong Son Monday, no reports of damage

A forest fire in Mae Hong Son province.
A forest fire along road 108 between Mae Sariang and Khun Yuam, in Mae Hong Son province. Photo: Takeaway.

Three mild earthquakes, measured at 1.9, 2.3 and 3.8 magnitude on the Richter scale, were reported in Thailand’snorthern province of Mae Hong Son this morning [Read More…]