Another strong earthquake, with preliminary magnitude of 6, shook six small villages in Turkey, killing 41 people and knocking down houses, Monday, March 8.
The villages near the Kovancilar town were among the affected areas. The worst-hit area was the village of Okcular where 17 persons were killed and a number of homes crumbled into [...]

The following is a repost from Reuters
One of the world’s most powerful earthquakes in a century battered Concepcion, Chile on Saturday, killing at least 214 people, knocking down buildings and triggering a tsunami that threatened Pacific coastlines as far away as Hawaii and Russia.
Buildings caught fire, bridges collapsed and debris blocked streets across swathes of [...]