Fatal Earthquake

While Nepal is still grappling with the devastating earthquake that has resulted in over 157 fatalities, another earthquake, measuring 3.6 in magnitude, shook the Himalayan nation in the early hours of Sunday.

Nurdagi was close to the epicentre of the quake and with the death count in Turkey and Syria now above 21,000, officials said the town and surrounding villages would find "significant" numbers of fatalities before the search was called off.

At least 58 people died when the most powerful earthquake to hit Mexico in over eight decades tore through buildings, forced mass evacuations and triggered alerts as far away as Southeast Asia, with most fatalities in the picturesque state of Oaxaca.

A major 7.6 magnitude earthquake jolted southern Chile on Sunday, prompting thousands to evacuate coastal areas, but no fatalities or major damage were reported in the tourism and salmon farming region.

At least two people were killed and more fatalities were feared after a powerful 7.8 earthquake struck New Zealand just after midnight Monday, while residents in coastal areas fled following tsunami warnings.

No fatalities have been reported in the powerful 6.6-magnitude quake that struck central Italy on Sunday, said Fabrizio Curcio, head of the national civil protection agency.

A 6.6-magnitude earthquake hit off the east coast of Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula Monday but was not expected to cause damage or fatalities, US experts said.

Indonesian authorities say five people had heart attacks and died after two large earthquakes triggered back-to-back tsunami warnings.

Professor Sudhir K. Jain is an expert in earthquake engineering, and member of several global groups devoted to reducing fatalities during earthquakes. His mantra, and that of many other earthquake experts, is simple: earthquakes alone don't kill people, poor engineering does.

Rajinikanth's heart went out to the victims when Japan was struck by the fatal earthquake and the subsequent tsunami.

While Nepal is still grappling with the devastating earthquake that has resulted in over 157 fatalities, another earthquake, measuring 3.6 in magnitude, shook the Himalayan nation in the early hours of Sunday.

Nurdagi was close to the epicentre of the quake and with the death count in Turkey and Syria now above 21,000, officials said the town and surrounding villages would find "significant" numbers of fatalities before the search was called off.

At least 58 people died when the most powerful earthquake to hit Mexico in over eight decades tore through buildings, forced mass evacuations and triggered alerts as far away as Southeast Asia, with most fatalities in the picturesque state of Oaxaca.

A major 7.6 magnitude earthquake jolted southern Chile on Sunday, prompting thousands to evacuate coastal areas, but no fatalities or major damage were reported in the tourism and salmon farming region.

At least two people were killed and more fatalities were feared after a powerful 7.8 earthquake struck New Zealand just after midnight Monday, while residents in coastal areas fled following tsunami warnings.

No fatalities have been reported in the powerful 6.6-magnitude quake that struck central Italy on Sunday, said Fabrizio Curcio, head of the national civil protection agency.

A 6.6-magnitude earthquake hit off the east coast of Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula Monday but was not expected to cause damage or fatalities, US experts said.

Indonesian authorities say five people had heart attacks and died after two large earthquakes triggered back-to-back tsunami warnings.

Professor Sudhir K. Jain is an expert in earthquake engineering, and member of several global groups devoted to reducing fatalities during earthquakes. His mantra, and that of many other earthquake experts, is simple: earthquakes alone don't kill people, poor engineering does.

Rajinikanth's heart went out to the victims when Japan was struck by the fatal earthquake and the subsequent tsunami.