A powerful earthquake has struck the Caribbean nation of Haiti, killing at least 304 people and injuring more than 1,800. The 7.2-magnitude quake hit the west of the country on Saturday morning ...

June 28 (UPI) --A large, magnitude-7.2 earthquake struck Peru early Friday morning, but authorities canceled a possible tsunami alert after a few hours. The epicenter of the quake was 5 miles west ...

Buildings in Les Cayes were destroyed by the 7.2-magnitude earthquake Rescue workers dug through rubble on Monday in a desperate attempt to find survivors before the heavy rains were able to turn ...

BEIJING, Dec. 17 (Xinhua) -- A 7.2-magnitude earthquake jolted Vanuatu Islands at 9:47 a.m. Tuesday (Beijing Time), according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC). The epicenter was ...

On Tuesday afternoon, a powerful earthquake struck 30 kilometres off the west coast of Efate, the main island of Vanuatu. At a magnitude of 7.2 and a depth of just 50km, the earthquake damaged ...

Though what is considered a big earthquake varies, significant damage to buildings starts at 6.1 to 6.9 magnitude earthquakes, according to Michigan Tech University's earthquake magnitude scale.