Earthquakes

Teenager Mehmet Koc lost his legs in last year's Turkish earthquake. Now he and his father are rebuilding their lives, far from home in London.

An earthquake in eastern Victoria overnight has been felt by thousands of people across several states.

A magnitude-3.5 earthquake has been felt in South Australia's Mid North.

A volcano erupted in southwest Iceland, posing an immediate threat to a nearby fishing town that had been evacuated over fears of an outbreak, authorities say.

An enormous earthquake hit Japan on New Year's Day, initially prompting fears of a deadly tsunami on the country's west coast. Wajima is one of the worst hit cities on the remote Noto Peninsula.

Despite rescue efforts, the death toll grew to at least 94 people on Friday, and the number of missing was lowered to 222 after it shot up the previous day.

The trial involves the alleged connection between poorly constructed buildings that crumbled in two massive earthquakes.

Through bitter cold and heavy rain, rescuers continue to search the rubble of collapsed homes in western Japan in the hopes of finding survivors of this week’s earthquake.

Authorities have confirmed 64 deaths, with thousands of buildings, vehicles and boats damaged. It's possible that more strong shocks could hit in coming days, the Japan Meteorological Agency warned. 

A series of powerful earthquakes struck central Japan on Monday, killing at least 55 people, officials say, and destroying buildings, knocking out power to tens of thousands of homes, and prompting residents in some areas to flee.

The quake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.6 triggered waves of about 1 metre along Japan's west coast and neighbouring South Korea, with authorities saying larger waves could follow.

Scientists say the eruption was expected after thousands of small earthquakes, but it could continue for some time.

There are fears more people could die in the aftermath of the earthquake with temperatures plunging to minus 14 degrees Celsius.

The powerful quake struck off the coast of the Pacific island nation Vanuatu just before midnight, with residents anxiously waiting for initial warnings of hazardous tsunami waves to be lifted. 

The earthquake triggers hundreds of aftershocks, with thousands of people across southern Philippines and parts of the south-west Japanese coast urged to flee. 

Iceland is no stranger to volcanic eruptions, but this 15km crack that opened in a tiny coastal town has experts warning a once-dormant danger zone has "come to life".

Six people have died and dozens injured after a magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck the southern Philippines.

The decision came after an uptick in tremors that have been shaking the surrounding area on the Reykjanes peninsula, in Iceland's south-west, in recent weeks.

At least 157 people have been killed and dozens injured after a magnitude-6.4 earthquake struck western Nepal on Friday, with witnesses saying houses in the area collapsed and buildings as far as New Delhi, India, shook.

A Victorian couple are homeless after after an earthquake caused "extensive" damage, leaving their house at risk of collapse.

A magnitude-5.0 earthquake recorded near Apollo Bay just after 2am, which was felt by thousands of Victorians and even some in Tasmania, is the largest recorded in the Otway Ranges.

As the search for survivors ends, relief efforts are underway and in an area of Afghanistan that was badly hit in an earthquake earlier this year, even beggars are donating what they can to help. 

The Taliban administration said at least 2,400 Afghans have been killed and thousands of homes destroyed in Saturday's magnitude-6.3 earthquake and its strong aftershocks.

A magnitude-6.3 earthquake followed by strong aftershocks kills more than 2,000 people in Afghanistan's west, according to a Taliban spokesman, after hundreds of civilians were buried under rubble.

A magnitude-6 earthquake strikes near Geraldine in the centre of New Zealand's South Island.