These Syrians had already endured years of suffering. Then a massive earthquake hit

These Syrians had already endured years of suffering. Then a massive earthquake hit

The powerful 7.8 magnitude quake wreaked new damage and suffering in Syria’s last rebel-held enclave,already destroyed by years of fighting and bombardment.

  • byGhaith al-Sayed andAbby Sewell

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Thousands dead after 7.8 earthquake strikes Turkey,Syria
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Thousands dead after 7.8 earthquake strikes Turkey,Syria

The quake has triggered a frantic search for survivors in cities and towns with more than 2000 killed and thousands more missing or injured.

  • bySuzan Fraser
Darwin locals wake to shaking cars and homes as earthquake strikes Indonesia

Darwin locals wake to shaking cars and homes as earthquake strikes Indonesia

Residents in the territory’s capital said the tremor was the worst they had experienced in decades.

  • byMarta Pascual Juanola
Earthquake strikes off Tonga,tsunami advisory cancelled for American Samoa

Earthquake strikes off Tonga,tsunami advisory cancelled for American Samoa

The undersea quake struck at a depth of 36km.

  • byAkriti Sharma
Using sniffer dogs,Indonesian rescuers focus on landslide as quake toll rises

Using sniffer dogs,Indonesian rescuers focus on landslide as quake toll rises

Data from National Disaster Mitigation Agency showed that 100 of the 272 confirmed deaths from the earthquake on Java were children.

  • byAndi Jatmiko
BHP underground workers safe after earthquake cut communications

BHP underground workers safe after earthquake cut communications

Geoscience Australia reported a magnitude 4 seismic event struck near Nickel West’s mine in the Goldfields’ region at 3.24pm on Wednesday at a depth of five kilometres.

  • byHeather McNeill
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‘I have to live with it’:Indonesia quake survivor loses 11 relatives

‘I have to live with it’:Indonesia quake survivor loses 11 relatives

According to the government’s National Disaster Agency,as of Tuesday evening more than 265 people were killed,with hundreds missing and injured,almost all in and around Cianjur.

  • byAndi Jatmiko andNiniek Karmini
Indonesia quake death toll rises to more than 250

Indonesia quake death toll rises to more than 250

One woman said that when the earthquake hit,her home in Cianjur started “shaking like it was dancing”.

  • byAndi Jatmiko andEdna Tarigan
Earthquake strikes Solomon Islands,Australian mission affected

Earthquake strikes Solomon Islands,Australian mission affected

The strong earthquake collapsed the roof of the Australian High Commission in Honiara. Staff are safe and officials trying to confirm the safety of other Australians.

Indonesian rescuers ‘racing with time’ for survivors after Java quake kills over 160
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Indonesian rescuers ‘racing with time’ for survivors after Java quake kills over 160

Operations were focused on about a dozen locations in Cianjur,where people are still believed trapped,said Endra Atmawidjaja,the Public Works and Housing spokesperson.

  • byEdna Tarigan andFirmanTaufiq
From the Archives,1968:Earthquake flattens Meckering

From the Archives,1968:Earthquake flattens Meckering

In October 1968,the small wheat town of Meckering in Western Australia was struck by an earthquake. Much of the town was reduced to rubble and many houses were demolished.

  • byStaff Writers