Earthquake

A magnitude 6.7 earthquake has hit off the coast of New Zealand's South Island, sparking fears of a possible tsunami. (Photo: AFP via Getty Images)

Tsunami fears as earthquake strikes between Australia and New Zealand

Italy's Campi Flegrei, a highly seismic area near Naples in the southern Campania region, was shaken by a 4.4-magnitude earthquake. (Photo: AFP via Getty Images)

European city rocked by earthquake sits on volcanic monsters

Popular European city Naples in Italy has been hit by its biggest earthquake in four decades with people being "awoken by a huge roar". (Photo: @Radio1Rai/X)

Popular European city rocked by biggest earthquake in 40 years

The Greek holiday island Santorini is putting in place a recovery plan after a series of earthquakes rocked the destination. (Photo: AFP via Getty Images)

Holiday island racing to recover what it can after earthquakes

A road left so badly damaged by a landslip it was closed to cars can't be fixed properly - as it's still moving a YEAR later.

Britain's 'wonkiest road' destroyed by landslip finally set to reopen

The popular holiday island Santorini, located in Greece, has been left deserted after earthquakes - but what other holiday destinations are at risk? (Photo: NationalWorld/Mark Hall)

The beloved holiday destinations at risk of being hit by earthquakes

Greek authorities have declared a state of emergency on a second island as a series of earthquakes continued to rattle the south-eastern Aegean Sea region. (Photo: SOOC/AFP via Getty Images)

State of emergency declared on second holiday island

A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.9 has hit south-western Japan, the country’s Meteorological Agency said. (Photo: NW)

Tsunami warning issued as huge earthquake strikes Japan

People gather in an open area following earthquake tremors in Kathmandu, in the early hours on January 7

Earthquake kills 53 - tremors also felt in neighbouring country

The earthquake with a magnitude 5.9 struck the town of Kale in Malatya province

Earthquake hits town in Turkey

A terrifying tsunami warning has been issued after a 5.9 magnitude earthquake hit Japan. (Photo: JIJI Press/AFP via Getty Images)

Earthquake hits Japan sparking tsunami warning

A popular tourist hotspot has been hit by its strongest earthquake in 60 years. (Photo: Heritage Images/Getty Images)

Tourist hotspot hit by earthquake

The UK Foreign Office has warned UK holidaymakers over a "heightened risk" in Japan. (Photo: Getty Images)

'Heightened risk' in popular tourist destination

The Japan Meteorological Agency has issued its first-ever ‘Megaquake’ warning. (Photo: JIJI Press/AFP via Getty Images)

Japan issues first 'Megaquake' warning

A major earthquake has struck off the southern coast of Japan, triggering a tsunami warning for the region.

Powerful earthquake strikes Japan

A herd of 45 cows escaped to explore the streets of Ripon.

Watch: Herd of 45 escaped cows run through residential street

At least eight people have been injured after a powerful 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of southern Peru. (Photo: Getty Images)

Powerful earthquake hits destination
At least eight people have been injured after a powerful 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of southern Peru.
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An earthquake has hit the Greek island of Rhodes. (Credit: Adobe)

Earthquake hits tourist hotspot

A moderate intensity earthquake was recorded on the holiday island La Palma in the Canary Islands with residents feeling tremors in several locations. (Photo: Heritage Images/Getty Images)

Earthquake tremors hit popular holiday island

Oscar-nominated film director Lourdes Portillo has died at the age of 80

Oscar-nominated film director dies

Singer Lily Allen shares she just experienced an earthquake whilst in Brooklyn, New York

Singer in earthquake scare

New York has been hit by an earthquake

New York hit by earthquake

Taylor Swift's Los Angeles show causes 'microearthquake' as fans shake, shake, shake it up. Picture: Getty

Taylor Swift show causes 'earthquake'

The fishing town of Grindavik has been evacuated again following a volcanic eruption (Photo: Jeff Mitchell/Getty Images)

Iceland volcano: watch volcano erupts

Five crew members have been found dead following a collision between two planes in Tokyo

Five dead as plane catches fire

48 people have died after a series of powerful earthquakes that struck western Japan on New Year's Day

48 killed in earthquake

This image taken in Hong Kong on January 1, 2024 shows a warning message on a screen from a live feed on NHK World asking people to evacuate from the area after a series of major earthquakes hit central Japan. A powerful 7.5 earthquake hit central Japan on January 1, the USGS said, prompting tsunami warnings and authorities to urge people in the area to move to higher ground. (Photo by Mladen ANTONOV / AFP)

Tsunami warnings downgraded after 7.5 earthquake hits Sea of Japan

Japanese Self Defence Force soldiers prepare for the rescue work at Otsuchi town, Iwate prefecture on March 17, 2011 following the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. The official number of dead and missing after a devastating earthquake and tsunami that flattened Japan's northeast coast is nearing 15,000, police said on March 17. AFP PHOTO / TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA (Photo by TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA / AFP)

Explainer Japan Tsunami 2024: what are the biggest tsunami waves ever recorded?
With a continued threat in the Noto area of Ishikawa Prefecture due to a tsunami warning, was the Tohoku tsunami the biggest ever recorded?
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It's been 10 years since Japan was hit by a huge earthquake, tsunamis and a nuclear disaster on the same day (Photo: Yuichi Yamazaki/Getty Images)

Explainer Japan Tsunami 2024: is the tsunami as powerful as the 2011 disaster?

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2.7 magnitude UK earthquake was 'explosion-like'

A powerful undersea earthquake has rattled the southern Philippines, causing ceilings in shopping centres to collapse.

Powerful undersea earthquake rocks southern Philippines

There are fears that an eruption of a volcano in Iceland is imminent after a series of earthquakes hit the areas of Grindavik. (Credit: AFP via Getty Images)

Fears over possible volcanic eruption in Iceland after earthquakes

The Foreign Office has issued a warning over travelling to Iceland as it is 'increasingly possible' a volcanic eruption could occur. (Photo: AFP via Getty Images)

Is it safe to travel to Iceland? Advice as earthquake fears grow

Survivors at the Jajarkot district hospital in the aftermath of the earthquake (Photo: BALKUMAR SHARMA/AFP via Getty Images)

Nepal's northwest region grapples with post-earthquake struggles

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake hit western Afghanistan October 7 morning, the United States Geological Survey said, followed by four large aftershocks with epicentres close to the region's largest city. (Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images)

Earthquake leaves more than 2,000 dead in 6.3 quakes

A man looks on as residents navigate through the rubble in the earthquake-damaged old city of Marrakesh (Photo: FADEL SENNA/AFP via Getty Images)

FCDO advice as Morocco earthquake death toll rises to over 2,000

A powerful 7.2 magnitude earthquake has struck Morocco killing at least 296

7.2 magnitude earthquake hits Morocco killing at least 600

An activist in Seoul holds a placard that reads "SOS!! Pacific Ocean!" at a protest against the planned release of wastewater from Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific (Photo by ANTHONY WALLACE/AFP via Getty Images)

Analysis Fukushima's nuclear wastewater 'won't make a difference' to sea, experts say

A car is partially submerged in floodwaters as Tropical Storm Hilary moves through the area on August 20, 2023 in Cathedral City, California. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

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Travis Scott performs at NIKE, Inc on September 8, 2022 in Beaverton, Oregon. (Photo by Tom Hauck/Getty Images for NIKE, Inc.)

Travis Scott’s performance at Circus Maximus raises safety concerns

Earthquake hits major UK city with a ‘bang’ as houses ‘shake’ and ‘rattle’. (Photo: Getty Images)

Staffordshire hit by earthquake causing ‘rumbling’ and houses to shake

Workers construct water tanks at Fukushima nuclear plant, damage to reactor 4, newspaper headlines about the earthquake and tsunami, ant-nuclear power protestors, a barrier to the exclusion zone

Fukushima nuclear disaster 2011: what happened in Japan, how many died

A boy looks out from his damaged home in Miya village, in the Laghman Province on after ab overnight earthquake that has killed at least 13 people (Photo by SHAFIULLAH KAKAR/AFP via Getty Images)

At least 13 killed after earthquake hits Afghanistan and Pakistan

The earthquake was felt in Ebbw Vale, South Wales. Picture: GEOFF CADDICK/AFP via Getty Images

‘Loud bang’ as midnight earthquake shakes homes

People sit in front of collapsed buildings in Hatay, Turkey (Photo: Burak Kara/Getty Images)

Turkey and Syria hit by quakes amidst 7.8 magnitude disaster recovery

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New Zealand struck by 6.1 magnitude earthquake amid cyclone recovery

Christian Atsu played for Newcastle between 2016 and 2021. (Getty Images)

Ex Newcastle man Christian Atsu is missing after Turkey earthquake

Rescue teams are continuing to find survivors from the Turkey-Syria earthquake last week. (Credit: Getty Images)

What is the death toll in Turkey and Syria?

People wait for news of their relatives as search and rescue teams search the rubble of collapsed buildings in Turkey (Photo by OZAN KOSE/AFP via Getty Images).

Explainer Why are Turkish contractors being arrested after earthquakes?

A United Nations aid convoy enters rebel-held northwestern Syria from Turkey through the Bab el-Hawa crossing on February 9, the first since a devastating earthquake that killed thousands (Photo by OMAR HAJ KADOUR/AFP via Getty Images).

Hardest-hit parts of Syria struggling to get the help they need

Abigail Rawlings has launched a fundraiser to support the victims of the Turkey and Syria earthquake (National World)

Love Island star Abi Rawlings launches Turkey and Syria fundraiser

Six-year-old Musa Hmeidi, a Syrian child who was pulled out alive from under the rubble of a collapsed building four days after the earthquake (AFP via Getty Images)

An urgent message on behalf of the DEC’s Turkey-Syria appeal Huw Owen

The same apartment complex in the Turkish city of Antakya before and after this week’s deadly earthquakes (Photos: Google Maps & Supplied).

Turkish families say loved ones too afraid to sleep inside after quake

Baby Aya was found still tied by her umbilical cord to her mother when she was pulled alive from the rubble of a home in northern Syria following the deadly earthquakes (Photo by RAMI AL SAYED/AFP via Getty Images)

Miracle baby born in quake-destroyed home reunited with wider family

Children eat bread as they sit under a cover in the southeastern Turkish city of Kahramanmaras, two days after a strong earthquake struck the region. (Photo by OZAN KOSE/AFP via Getty Images)

Government to match £5m in donations for Turkey earthquake appeal

The earthquake has claimed the lives of more than 15,000 people (Photo: Getty Images)

Earthquake death toll tops 16,000 as UK rescue crew joins search

A member of the Syrian civil defence, known as the White Helmets, works at the rubble of a collapsed building on February 7 in the town of Jandairis, as search and rescue operations continue following a deadly earthquake. (Photo by RAMI AL SAYED/AFP via Getty Images)

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