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Huge cracks appear on roads in Icelandic town at risk of volcanic eruptionFor free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emailsSign up to our free breaking news emailsAlmost 100…

Turkey is marking the 100th anniversary of the creation of the modern, secular republic from the ruins of the Ottoman EmpireBy SUZAN FRASER Associated PressOctober 29, 2023, 12:02 AM ET• 4 min readANKARA, Turkey -- Turkey is marking the…

A powerful magnitude 6.8 earthquake rocked Morocco Friday night, the largest tremor to hit the country in at least 120 years. Officials report more than 1,000 people have died and expect the death toll to rise as rescuers…

The insurance and reinsurance market industry loss estimate for the Kahramanmaras Earthquake Sequence that struck Turkey in February 2023 has been raised a further 7% by PERILS, to reach TRY 92.8 billion, which would have been US $4.9…

ISTANBUL, Turkey (AP) — Dust and rubble fill the street as an excavator tears off chunks of concrete from an old apartment building. Bystanders and former residents watch from afar as construction…

But the sensors are surprisingly sensitive, and can also act like a mini seismometer. Google has introduced a function that allows users to allow their phone to automatically send data to the Android Earthquake Alerts System, if their…