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Earthquakes happen worldwide, and different countries experience varying levels of seismic activity. Some nations have frequent earthquakes, while others rarely encounter them, and a few are entirely free from such events. Nigeria is among the countries that have experienced relatively low and infrequent seismic activity.
At least 86 people are killed and several others are injured when a fuel tanker overturns on a highway in Suleja, Niger State, Nigeria, and later explodes when people gather to collect the spilled fuel. (The Straits Times) Ten people are injured, including two seriously, when a chairlift collapses at the Astún ski resort in Aragon, Spain.
see 2021 East Java earthquake-8.562 112.519 10 6.0 M w (USGS) Centred 44km SSW of Gongdanglegi Kulon, Indonesia, at a depth of 82.3km. [14] April 28, 2021 02:21 Assam, India see 2021 Assam earthquake: 26.782 92.436 2 6.0 M w (USGS) Centred 9km NNW of Dhekiajuli, India, at a depth of 34.0km. [15] May 21, 2021 13:48 Yunnan, China see 2021 Dali ...
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A major earthquake measuring 7.4 hit Taiwan early Wednesday, killing 9 and injuring at least 1,000. A 7.4 earthquake is exponentially more destructive than the 4.8 quake that struck central New ...
This is a list of earthquakes in 2025. Only earthquakes of magnitude 6 or above are included, unless they result in significant damage and/or casualties. All dates are listed according to UTC time. The maximum intensities are based on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale. Earthquake magnitudes are based on data from the USGS.
At least 24 earthquakes of magnitude 7 or larger have occurred within 155 miles of the most recent earthquake in the past century, the largest being a 7.9 magnitude earthquake around 53 miles ...
Up to 66,900 people died from earthquakes in 2023, the highest death toll for earthquakes since 2010. At least 59,488 people died in the Turkey–Syria doublets of February, which dominated world headlines because of its extensive devastation; the first mainshock was also the largest earthquake of the year at M w 7.8.