A powerful earthquake struck a remote border region of Afghanistan overnight killing at least 1,000 people and injuring 1,500 more, officials said Wednesday, with the toll expected to rise as desperate rescuers dig through collapsed dwellings.

​A powerful 8.2-magnitude earthquake rocks Mexico, killing at least 16 people in the quake-prone country's biggest one in a century.

A week after Ecuador's devastating earthquake, President Rafael Correa has said the number of fatalities has risen to 646.

A fresh tremor rattles Ecuador overnight, a 6.1 magnitude jolt that was the strongest aftershock since a lethal earthquake killed hundreds of people on Saturday. There was no immediate report of further damage.

A powerful 7.8-magnitude earthquake has killed at least 77 people in Ecuador, Vice-President Jorge Glas says.A state of emergency is declared in six provinces and the National Guard is mobilised.

Greenland’s snow-white ice is getting darker and melting faster, according to a new study, published in the European Geosciences Union journal The Cryosphere.

Rescuers are searching the rubble of a high-rise apartment block in southern Taiwan, after an earthquake that kills at least 14 people.

A powerful 6.3-magnitude earthquake strikes northern Afghanistan, with tremors felt as far away as India, injuring 17 people.

A strong earthquake strikes in the Pacific off central Chile, but authorities say there are no reports of injuries or serious damage.

Monday's tremor shares an overall cause with the Nepal earthquakes in April and May: the slow collision caused by India pushing north into the Eurasian continent. But they are not directly related.

Rescue efforts are being stepped up to help those affected by the magnitude-7.5 earthquake which hit remote areas of Afghanistan and Pakistan on Monday. More than 360 people are known to have died, most of them in Pakistan, and at least 2,000 were injured.

A major earthquake struck the remote Afghan northeast, killing more than 200 people in Afghanistan and nearby northern Pakistan, injuring hundreds and sending shock waves as far as New Delhi, officials say.

Earthquake with preliminary magnitude of 5.6 shakes Tokyo and surrounding areas, but no tsunami warning was issued, the Japan Meteorological Agency says.

Here is a list of the largest earthquakes around the world since the 1900’s according to their intensity on Richter scale and casualties.

At least three people are killed in Tangail, Bogra and Pabna districts after an earthquake, followed by a shockwave, hit different parts of Bangladesh.