Indonesian authorities have lifted a tsunami warning that was issued after a strong earthquake struck off the northern region of Sulawesi island. Indonesia earthquake had a magnitude of 7.7, said the country's meteorological agency. VOA news reports about the Indonesia earthquake.

A strong aftershock has shaken southwestern Pakistan, about 12 hours after a major earthquake in the region killed at least 160 people and left many others buried under rubble.

A magnitude-5.4 earthquake shook Southern California at 11:42 a.m. today, report Cal Tech referring on Chino Hills earthquake.

The United States faces the risk of a damaging earthquake at any time, but is the country ready?

Los Angeles is rattled by a very strong earthquake one hour ago. U.S. Geological Survey says the magnitude is 5.4. All lines are busy and jammed. It's hard to get information. However, no reports of any major damages are coming from L.A.

The May 12 earthquake that rocked Sichuan Province in China was the first there in recorded history and unexpected in its magnitude. Now a team of geoscientists is looking at the potential for future earthquakes due to earthquake-induced changes in stress.

The Indian Andaman Islands and Nicobar Islands have been struck by an earthquake registering 6.3 on the Richter Scale. The epicenter of the earthquake lay south west of Port Blair, the Andaman Islands capital.

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said the situation in the swollen Tangjiashan 'quake-lake' in south west China was at a "critical juncture" even as a fresh tremor complicated efforts to empty it.

Chinese authorities have evacuated some 200,000 people from an earthquake-devastated area facing risk of flood from a temblor-spawned giant lake under a plan that has also put a million more people on alert.

A strong earthquake occurred in Iceland today, about 30 miles southeast of Reykjavik at 11:46 EST, reports IceNews. The earthquake was felt in Reykjavik but nothing fell down from walls, according to the news agency.

Nearly 150,000 people, facing the threat of flooding from a giant lake formed after the devastating earthquake in southwest China, were evacuated as troops and engineers worked non-stop to drain the water.