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A screen capture of the earthquake alerts activated in several locations in southern Israel as a 4.2-magnitude quake was recorded near Dimona, on January 15, 2026. (Screenshot/Red Alert app)
January 15, 2026, 1:04 pm
4.2-magnitude earthquake recorded in southern Israel; no reports of injuries
Epicenter of quake identified near Dimona, setting off warning sirens and sparking fears of missile attack among some residents amid heightened tensions with Iran
By ToI Staff
Members of the Knesset Honor Guard, Home Front Command, firefighters, IDF and Israel's Magen David Adom emergency medical services participate in an emergency drill simulating an earthquake near Ashkelon, on December 19, 2019. (Yaniv Nadav/Flash90)
November 25, 2025, 6:30 pm
Israel still woefully unprepared for major earthquake, lawmakers warn
Despite 20 years of warnings, country lacks a central body for emergency preparedness, and efforts to upgrade old buildings are insufficient, Knesset committee finds
By Zev Stub
Rescuers search for three people who were reported missing under the rubble of a collapsed building in Bogo City on October 1, 2025, after a powerful 6.9 magnitude earthquake jolted the central Philippines. (TED ALJIBE / AFP)
October 1, 2025, 1:54 pm
At least 69 dead in Philippines earthquake as many more trapped, missing
Officials say sporadic rains, damaged bridges and road hamper efforts to rescue people trapped under debris, with death toll expected to rise
By Agencies
Injured Afghan people receive treatment at a hospital after an earthquake in Afghanistan's Jalalabad on September 1, 2025. (Aimal ZAHIR / AFP)
September 1, 2025, 9:30 am
Magnitude 6 earthquake hits Afghanistan, at least 250 said killed, 500 injured
‘Several villages have been completely destroyed,’ says Taliban government, after 5-mile-deep quake strikes near Pakistan border; casualty counts expected to rise
By AP
People take shelter on the roof of a fire station in Mukawa town, Hokkaido, northern Japan Wednesday, July 30, 2025, after a powerful earthquake in Russia's Far East prompted tsunami alert in parts of Japan. (Kyodo News via AP)
July 30, 2025, 7:36 am
8.8-magnitude quake causes tsunami in Russia, Japan; warnings issued across Pacific
Earthquake is among largest ever recorded, with epicenter in Russia’s far east, triggering warnings as far as Alaska, Hawaii; tallest initial tsunami is 50 cm in north Japan
By Mari Yamaguchi
View of the sea and the coast of Crete from Elounda, Greece on September 8, 2022. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
May 22, 2025, 8:59 am
Israel shakes as 6.1-magnitude earthquake jolts Greek islands
No reported injuries on Crete from second temblor within a week, which residents in Haifa, Jerusalem and Beersheba report feeling
By Agencies and ToI Staff
A three-wheeled motorcycle drives past collapsed and damaged buildings in Mandalay, after the March 28 earthquake struck central Myanmar, April 3, 2025. (AFP/ Sai Aung MAIN)
April 3, 2025, 10:23 am
Myanmar earthquake death toll passes 3,000 as more bodies found
The Southeast Asian nation says another 4,715 people have been injured and 341 are missing after last week’s 7.7 magnitude quake
By AP
A beef vendor waits for customers at a local bazaar near a building damaged by the earthquake in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, Tuesday, April 1, 2025. (AP Photo)
April 1, 2025, 1:36 pm
Myanmar earthquake survivors without food and shelter as death toll passes 2,700
Aid groups accuse southeast Asian country’s military junta of impeding access to rebel-held areas; in Thailand, rescuers scour rubble from collapse of unfinished Bangkok skyscraper
By Reuters
Israeli search and rescue experts are seen in Thailand on March 30, 2025, to assist following a major earthquake. (Israel Defense Forces)
March 30, 2025, 11:44 pm
Israeli delegation assists Thailand with search and rescue efforts after major quake
Engineers, doctors, rescue professionals dispatched to Bangkok after 7.7 magnitude earthquake downs skyscraper, rattles buildings in Thai capital
By Emanuel Fabian and Agencies
Heavy construction equipment is used to find people trapped in the rubble at the site of an under-construction building collapse as the sun sets in Bangkok on March 29, 2025, a day after an earthquake struck central Myanmar and Thailand. (MANAN VATSYAYANA / AFP)
March 29, 2025, 7:09 pm
Israel to send search and rescue delegation to Thailand after deadly earthquake
Team of 22 set to depart Saturday night to help build ‘intelligence picture’ for search and rescue efforts
By Emanuel Fabian and AFP
People look on as teams of rescue workers attempt to free residents trapped under the rubble of the destroyed Sky Villa Condominium development in Mandalay on March 29, 2025, a day after an earthquake struck central Myanmar. (Sai Aung MAIN / AFP)
March 29, 2025, 9:39 am
Myanmar earthquake death toll jumps to over 1,600 as more bodies recovered from rubble
Toll likely to be far higher in civil war-ravaged country; military junta issues rare appeal for international assistance; death toll at 10 in Bangkok
By David Rising and JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI
Rescue teams are seen at a construction site where a building collapsed in Bangkok, Thailand, on March 28, 2025, after an earthquake. (Lillian Suwanrumpha / AFP)
March 28, 2025, 1:34 pm
Massive 7.7 quake topples buildings, kills more than 150 in Myanmar, Thailand
Death toll expected to rise further as ill-equipped Myanmar’s ruling junta makes rare plea for international assistance
By Sebastien BERGER, Hla-Hla HTAY and Damon Wake
A tourist approaches blue-domed Orthodox churches in the town of Oia on the earthquake-struck island of Santorini, Greece, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
February 6, 2025, 10:05 pm
Amid Santorini earthquakes, National Security Council orders preparation for tsunami
Ministries, emergency bodies, told to get ready for low likelihood of tsunami caused by major quake on Santorini; Israel would have up to 2 hours to prepare in event of disaster
By Sue Surkes
In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, rescue workers search for survivors in the aftermath of an earthquake in Changsuo Township of Dingri in Xigaze, southwestern China's Tibet Autonomous Region on Jan. 7, 2025. (Xinhua via AP)
January 7, 2025, 11:26 am
At least 95 killed, 130 injured as 7.1 magnitude earthquake rocks Tibet
Officials say 1,000 houses damaged as result of relatively shallow tremor; epicenter was about 75 km northeast of Mount Everest; aftershocks felt throughout western China and Nepal
By KEN MORITSUGU
People watch the waves come in after an earthquake was felt widely across Northern California at Ocean Beach in San Francisco, Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Haven Daley)
December 6, 2024, 4:26 am
Large quake hits off northern California; Tsunami warning issued, then canceled
US Geological Survey says 7.0-magnitude quake recorded at a depth of just 10 km; millions of residents had been urged to flee for higher ground
By Agencies
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