A major earthquake of 7.7 magnitude struck the Caribbean region between Jamaica and Cuba, triggering a brief tsunami alert and sending hundreds of people pouring onto the streets of Havana on Tuesday.

Earthquake of 7.7 magnitude strikes the Caribbean, tsunami warning issued

A minor earthquake of 4.0 magnitude struck Los Angeles in the United States on Thursday. The earthquake struck 25km south of Port Hueneme of the coast of Los Angeles in the US at around 2.

Minor earthquake of 4.0 magnitude hits Los Angeles; no casualty

At least five people lost their lives and 120 were injured after an earthquake of 5.9-magnitude struck northwestern Iran on Friday. The quake struck the 120 kilometres (75 miles) southeast of the city of Tabriz, in East Azerbaijan Province in the early hours of the day.

Five killed, 120 injured in Iran earthquake

At least three people were killed and dozens injured when a magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck the southern Philippines late on Wednesday, authorities said on Thursday.

Death toll rises to three from Philippines earthquake

An earthquake of magnitude 7 struck off Indonesia's island of Sumatra on Friday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said. The Indonesian geophysics agency issued a tsunami warning after the quake, which the USGS said had hit at a depth of 59 km (37 miles), about 227 km (141 miles) from the city of Teluk Betung on the island.

Tsunami warning after magnitude 7 quake strikes off Indonesia's Sumatra

A 6.9 magnitude quake struck off the northeastern coast of Indonesia's Sulawesi island late on Sunday, triggering a tsunami warning, reported news agency AFP. The quake struck out at sea at a depth of 10 kilometres according to Indonesia's geophysics agency, the report added.

6.9 magnitude quake strikes off Indonesia, tsunami warning issued

Southern California was rocked by a powerful earthquake of magnitude 7.1 on Friday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said. The latest quake was 11 times stronger than the previous day's "foreshock", according to the United States Geological Survey, and is part of what seismologists are calling an "earthquake sequence".

Southern California hit by powerful 7.1-magnitude earthquake

An earthquake of 6.5 magnitude struck the island of Samar in the Philippines on Tuesday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said. The USGS said the earthquake hit near Tutubigan, which is hundreds of kilometres south of the quake that hit near Manila.

Strong 6.5-magnitude earthquake jolts Philippines: USGS

A shallow 6.4-magnitude earthquake in Taiwan has struck the eastern city of Hualien, killing at least two people and injuring more than 100

Two killed, over 200 injured in 6.4-magnitude Taiwan earthquake

The quake hit at 23:50 pm around 21 kilometres northeast of the port city of Hualien

Taiwan hotel collapses after 6.4-magnitude earthquake: Government

News agency ANI quoting United States Geological Survey (USGS) sources said the quake hit Afghanistan's Hindu Kush at 1:49 pm today.

Earthquake of magnitude 5.3 hits Afghanistan's Hindu Kush

Magnitude 6.2 quake hits Kerman province in southeast Iran: State media

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