Eaton and Palisades fire damage was uneven in many neighborhoods, with homes surviving next to others that were destroyed.

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The emergency was called for the island of Amorgos, a week after a state of emergency ... No scientists have ever accurately predicted an earthquake before it struck, and experts have not ...

The powerful earthquake ... after the earthquake. "As close allies, the United States and Japan share a deep bond of friendship that unites our people. Our thoughts are with the Japanese people ...

A tsunami warning, issued after a 7.6 magnitude earthquake struck the Caribbean ... At the same time, minutes before the warning was lifted, the center said a tsunami of 1.2 inches was measured ...

A state of emergency was declared on Greece’s island of Santorini after it was rattled by a strong earthquake ... while more rushed to get on a plane before another tremor strikes the island.

"We are obliged to draw up scenarios for better and for worse regarding the prolonged seismic activity," civil protection minister Vassilis Kikilias said during a meeting with security officials ...

Earthquakes occur when tectonic plates move suddenly along a fault line, releasing energy in the form of seismic waves. The shaking that results from these waves is what we feel during an earthquake.

“We are obliged to draw up scenarios for better and for worse,” Kikilias said during the meeting, which was televised live. Greece lies in a highly seismically active area and earthquakes are ...

There is also a possibility that an earthquake could trigger a volcanic eruption or tsunami. "We are obliged to draw up scenarios for better and for worse regarding the prolonged seismic activity," ...