earthquake

"This is likely the village in Sikka Regency that suffered the worst damage from the earthquake."

From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026

Electricity and communication lines were completely cut off following the earthquake, he added.

From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026

Thousands of people displaced by a powerful earthquake in eastern Indonesia awaited much-needed aid on Monday as they camped out at schools, police stations and government offices, with many stuck outside.

From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026

A Colombian woman who was rescued after being trapped for nearly 37 hours under the rubble in the wake of a strong earthquake has died of her injuries, her family told AFP on Saturday.

From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026

The earthquake hadn’t hit until he and Abby were far down the trail, well away from the lake.

From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret

Indonesia and neighbouring countries experience frequent earthquakes due to their location in the Pacific "Ring of Fire" -- an arc of intense seismic activity stretching from Japan through Southeast Asia and across the Pacific basin.

From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026

There is no easy explanation for how the San Andreas fault, responsible for some of America’s most powerful earthquakes, has produced so few in the last century.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026

They can detect coming danger like earthquakes or floods because their senses deliver facts: a sound, a smell, the change of the wind.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

According to the US Geological Survey, which monitors earthquakes around the world, the epicentre of Monday's quake was 5km east of the village of San José del Palmar.

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026

These were entirely different types of earthquakes than what had come before.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone