Strong and shallow earthquakes shook western Indonesia and the Philippines' main island early Monday, rattling buildings and sending panicked residents fleeing, but causing no casualties or damage.In Indonesia, a 6.7-magnitude earthquake hit off the west coast of Sumatra Island and in the Philippines, a 6.4-magnitude tremor struck 110 kilometres (68 miles) off Luzon Island, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said.Officials in both countries said there were no immediate reports of

Seven people died and dozens more were injured when a 6.2-magnitude earthquake rocked Indonesia's Sumatra Island on Friday, with residents shuttling loved ones to safety as buildings crumbled around them.The quake came just minutes after a less violent tremor, as terrified residents had begun evacuating their houses."We all fled our home (after the first quake)," Yudi Prama Agustino, 36, told AFP.

Medics battled exhaustion and the risk of COVID-19 as they raced Monday to treat scores of people injured by a devastating earthquake on Indonesia's Sulawesi island.At least 84 were killed and thousands left homeless by the 6.2-magnitude quake that struck early Friday, reducing buildings to a tangled mass of twisted metal and chunks of concrete in the seaside city of Mamuju.Doctors in hazard suits treated patients with broken limbs and other injuries at a makeshift medical centre set up

Torrential monsoon rains hampered the hunt Sunday for anyone still buried alive under buildings flattened by a powerful earthquake on Indonesia's Sulawesi island, after the huge tremor killed at least 81 and left thousands homeless.Excavators and cranes were deployed across the devastated seaside city of Mamuju, where buildings were reduced to a tangled mass of twisted metal and chunks of concrete, including a hospital and the regional governor's office.It was unclear how many peopl

A powerful earthquake rocked Indonesia's Sulawesi island Friday, killing at least 42 people, levelling a hospital and severely damaging other buildings, authorities said, as they warned there were people still trapped beneath rubble.Hundreds were also injured when the 6.2-magnitude quake struck in the early hours, triggering panic among the terrified residents of the island, which was hit by a huge quake and tsunami two and a half years ago that killed thousands.So far, 34 bodies have be

A 6.9-magnitude quake struck eastern Indonesia on Friday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported, but there was no tsunami warning issued and no immediate reports of casualties or major damage.In Kupang city, far south of the quake's epicentre in the Banda Sea, frightened residents ran outside as buildings and streetlights swayed."I was in the shopping centre when the quake hit," said resident Engky Nussi."Many people ran outside as stuff started falling off t

Rescuers in the southern Philippines used heavy equipment and their bare hands on Monday in hopes of finding several people feared trapped beneath a building toppled by a powerful earthquake that claimed at least three lives.Sunday's tremor cracked schools, toppled homes and injured dozens but largely spared big cities on the island of Mindanao, which is still recovering from a string of deadly quakes in October.Searchers have pulled survivors from the collapsed market building in the to

A powerful earthquake hit the southern Philippine island of Mindanao on Sunday, killing a child, injuring dozens and damaging buildings in an area still recovering from a string of deadly quakes in October.Police said a rescue operation had been launched at a heavily damaged market building in Padada near the 6.8 magnitude quake's epicentre, which is about 90 kilometres south of the major city of Davao.Patients were evacuated from hospitals as a precaution and nervous crowds massed outsi

A shallow 6.1-magnitude earthquake hit northwestern Lao near the Thai border early Thursday, the United States (US) Geological Survey reported, alarming locals who felt buildings shake as far away as Bangkok.The quake hit at 6:50am (2350 GMT Wednesday), roughly three hours after a 5.7-magnitude earthquake in the same region triggered an immediate suspension to Lao's largest-capacity power plant located near its epicentre. Tremors could be felt more than 700 kilometres (435 miles

A powerful earthquake struck the southern Philippines on Thursday, killing at least five people and sparking searches of seriously damaged buildings that had already been rattled by two previous deadly tremors in recent weeks. The 6.5 magnitude quake hit the island of Mindanao, the US Geological Survey said, causing locals to run to safety in the same area where a strong tremor killed eight people on Tuesday.The powerful shaking caused serious damage to a condominium building in the