EARTHQUAKE

The earthquake, China's worst in three years, occurred Saturday morning in Lushan county near Ya'an city.

Baluchistan holds large reserves of gas, as well as gold, cooper, uranium and oil, it also enjoys a 600-mile coastline.

Iran, Papua New Guinea and Oklahoma all experienced earthquakes on the same day.

Early reports indicate at least 45 deaths, in Pakistan and Iran, in Tuesday's 7.8-magnitude earthquake in Iran.

The Iranian earthquake that hit near the Bushehr nuclear plant killed 37 people, injured 850 and left hundreds homeless.

The quake struck the southern coast of Iran near the town of Kaki and the city of Bushehr, near the Bushehr nuclear power plant.

Two years after the Tohoku, Japan, earthquake and tsunami comes Tsunami Preparedness Week and a new study.

A 5.5 magnitude earthquake struck southern Mexico on Tuesday.

A 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck just outside Guatemala City. No injuries or significant damage have been reported.

The quake was centered near the rural community of Anza, Calif., about 100 miles southeast of Los Angeles.

A strong earth quake with a magnitude of 6.2 in the Richter scale hit Japanese capital Tokyo, Monday, causing the buildings to sway for more than 30 seconds, national broadcaster NHK reported. The broadcaster said there was no alert issued for tsunami.

The U.S. Geological Survey reported that a 5.1 magnitude earthquake hit Nevada on Tuesday at 7:15 p.m. EST.

North Korea said Tuesday it has tested a "miniaturized" nuclear device in defiance of U.N. orders to stop building atomic weapons.

Six people were killed as an earthquake triggered a tsunami that sent massive waves crashing into several South Pacific islands.

A tsunami warning has been issued for South Pacific islands after a 8.0 magnitude quake struck off the Solomon Islands.

A cholera outbreak in Cuba has infected at least 51 people in the capital Havana - a city of 2.2 million residents.

A 5.4 magnitude earthquake struck near the coast of northern Japan on Tuesday.

Tsunami warnings were issued for parts of Alaska and Canada shortly after an earthquake struck early Saturday morning, but they were canceled.

The U.N. has requested $2.2 billion to battle a cholera epidemic in Haiti that has killed nearly 8,000 people since 2010.

Friday was an earthshaking day around the Pacific Rim, as the U.S. Geological Survey reported 14 earthquakes of at least magnitude 5.0 hit the Asia-Pacific region.

A 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck the northeastern coast of Japan on Friday.