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7.0 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Japan's Southwestern Coast

Nov 14, 2015 07:22 AM EST

A 7.0 magnitude earthquake rocked Japan's southwestern coast on Friday, triggering a small tsunami, according to the BBC.

Beyonce Returns to Haiti Five Years After Devastating Earthquake

Soledad Mayo |

May 18, 2015 01:47 PM EDT

The smiling pop queen Beyonce was photographed roaming around Port-au-Prince, Haiti, wearing a T-shirt that sports the logo of her charity organization BeyGood.

Nepal Earthquake: British Doctor Rescues 23 Injured In Everest Avalanche Despite Injury

Cybelle Go |

May 12, 2015 12:40 AM EDT

Dr. Rachel Tullet, a British Doctor from Kent and a specialist in emergency and wildlife medicine, helped 23 severely injured people stay alive until further help could arrive during the Everest avalanche that was triggered by the 7.9 Nepal earthquake, according to the Guardian.

NASA's FINDER Detects Nepal Survivors by Their Pulses

Marco Foronda |

May 08, 2015 02:44 AM EDT

Rescuers found and saved four men trapped in a rubble in Nepal, thanks to NASA's advanced heartbeat detection technology, FINDER.

Papua New Guinea Earthquake Briefly Sets Off Tsunami Warning

Bianca Ortega |

May 05, 2015 05:42 AM EDT

A 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck Papua New Guinea on Tuesday, causing a small tsunami to rise near the epicenter, cutting off power lines and damaging walls.

Nepal Earthquake: 101-Year-Old Man Rescued Alive From Rubble

Bianca Ortega |

May 04, 2015 02:54 AM EDT

Rescue team members in Nepal were able to pull out alive a 101-year-old man from the rubble on Saturday, just after authorities gave up hope on finding more survivors from the 7.8-magnitude earthquake that hit the place last week.

Chinese Relief Workers Render Aid To Earthquake Victims In Nepal On International Labor Day

Cybelle Go |

May 02, 2015 05:00 PM EDT

Chinese relief workers assigned in Kathmandu, Nepal marked the International Labor Day by volunteering in rescue missions and rendering aid to the earthquake victims last May 1, Xin Hua reports.

Nepal Survivor Buried For 82 Hours Drank Own Urine To Live

Vittorio Hernandez |

Apr 30, 2015 07:34 AM EDT

A 28-year-old survivor of Nepal's devastating earthquake was rescued on Tuesday. Rishi Khanal was trapped for 82 hours under the collapsed Kathmandu Hotel.

Nepal Earthquake Death Toll Could Go Up To 10,000

Vittorio Hernandez |

Apr 29, 2015 08:31 AM EDT

As rescuers dig more dead bodies from earthquake-ravaged area in Nepal, Prime Minister Sushil Koirala hints that the death toll from the April 25 magnitude-7.9 tremor could rise to 10,000 from the current 5,000 plus.

Facebook, Other Social Media Offer Help to Nepal Earthquake Victims

Marco Foronda |

Apr 27, 2015 07:39 AM EDT

Apart from Facebook, Google also activated "Person Finder" as its own aid to Nepal victims.

Google Activates Person Finder in Nepal Following Killer Earthquake

David Curry |

Apr 26, 2015 10:50 PM EDT

Google uses its Person Finder as a crowd-sourced effort for people to document where others are, alongside searching for people.

After Nepal, Quake Also Hits Tibet; Kills 17

Vittorio Hernandez |

Apr 26, 2015 06:40 AM EDT

Seventeen people died and 53 were injured in Tibet after a 5.3-magnitude tremor rocked Nyalam County at 1:42 a.m. on Sunday. The county is found at the Tibet Autonomous Region in southwest China.

Death Toll In Nepal Quake Climbs To Almost 2,000

Vittorio Hernandez |

Apr 26, 2015 04:57 AM EDT

The devastating earthquake that rocked Nepal on Saturday did not just take almost 2,000 lives. It also destroyed a lot of centuries-old temples in Durbar Square in Katmandu, including the landmark Dharahara tower.

One Dead As Earthquake Jolts Taiwan, Japan; Tsunami Warning Lifted

Geann Pineda |

Apr 20, 2015 05:40 AM EDT

One person died and another was rushed to a hospital after an apartment caught fire following a powerful earthquake that jolted Taiwan on Monday. The magnitude 6.8 quake also rocked parts of southwestern Japan, particularly the islands on the Okinawa area.