Magnitude 4.8 earthquake hits New Jersey, effects felt in Maine

The earthquake was centered northeast of Whitehouse Station, New Jersey, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

Huge Taiwan quake caused few deaths thanks to preparedness – and luck

Experts credit stricter building codes, extensive evacuation, and disaster drills that begin in primary school, a honed disaster response strategy – and a fair amount of luck – for the low death toll Wednesday’s quake.

Over 100 dead as strong quake rocks northwestern Nepal, toll expected to rise

Authorities said the death toll was expected to rise, noting that communications were cut off with many places.

Powerful earthquake shakes west Afghanistan a week after devastating quakes hit same region

Save the Children said four people have died and that Herat Regional Hospital has received 153 injured.

Desperate people dig out dead and injured from quakes that killed over 2,000 in Afghanistan

Saturday’s magnitude 6.3 earthquake hit a far more densely populated area, near Afghanistan’s fourth largest city, Herat. It was followed by strong aftershocks.

Aftershock rattles Morocco as rescuers seek survivors from the earthquake that killed over 2,000

Emergency crews in Morocco are working to rescue survivors from the country’s strongest earthquake in more than a century.

Magnitude 6.4 earthquake hits Northern California, leaves 2 dead and 70,000 without power

The quake shook residents of Humboldt County and left roads and homes damaged. There were at least 17 aftershocks of a magnitude 3.0 or higher, strong enough to be felt in the surrounding area.

Earthquake recorded in Franklin County

‘I want this to stop:’ Earthquakes rock Alaska and trigger tsunami warnings

Toll from Indonesia quake-tsunami tops 1,230 as desperation mounts among survivors