A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck Oaxaca, Mexico, on Wednesday, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) said.

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake was recorded around 60 kilometres south of Victoria on Wednesday, officials said, in what is the latest quake to be felt in southwest B.C. over the last two weeks.

Chileans still have painful memories of a magnitude 8.8 earthquake in 2010 that triggered a tsunami and killed 526 people. Since that disaster, Chilean authorities have sought to improve emergency procedures and fit buildings with shock-absorbing devices that can greatly reduce damage and prevent collapse.

(Reuters) - A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Antofagasta, Chile region , on Thursday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC)said. The quake was at a depth of 93 km (57.79 miles), EMSC said.

Survivors of the devastating 7.5-magnitude earthquake and tsunami that struck Central Sulawesi in 2018 have recently moved to permanent housing. It will be their first time experiencing the month of Ramadan,

Another earthquake has taken place on the West Coast of North America, this time southwest of Blyn, Washington.

Hollywood’s biggest night corresponds to the Academy Awards, of course, but the evening continues into the wee hours at flashy parties that dot the city of Los Angeles, with the Vanity Fair Oscar party chief among them.