Several News-Democrat readers reported feeling the earthquake at about 1:29 a.m., including one who says it awakened him in his home in Maplewood, Missouri. It was felt most strongly around Taylorville, Illinois, according to reports to the USGS.

What do people suppose people should anticipate when a predawn jolt wakes them up in a section of the country where a large number of the inhabitants continue not to consider the area earthquake country?

A mild earthquake tremor was felt across parts of Kolkata on Tuesday evening, prompting some residents to briefly step out of their homes and offices, though no damage or injuries were immediately reported.

A moderate 4.7 magnitude earthquake struck Jammu and Kashmir before dawn, prompting brief panic but no reported damage or casualties.

A devastating earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale struck Turkey’s northwestern Balikesir province Sunday, claiming one life and leaving dozens injured as rescue teams worked frantically to search through collapsed buildings for survivors.

A minor earthquake measuring 2.0 on the Richter scale was recorded near Johannesburg, South Africa, on January 22. While the tremor was relatively weak and

A minor earthquake measuring 2.7 on the Richter scale was recorded Monday evening in the commune of Asjen in Ouezzane province, according to Morocco’s National Institute of Geophysics. Nasser Jabour,

A significant earthquake struck near the Indonesian island of Java on Tuesday, registering a magnitude of 5.7, according to the European-Mediterranean

The earthquake, located 5.5 miles under the surface, was in the eastern part of the township near where the Cold Brook flows into the Lamington River. The tremor was centered about two miles southeast from the 4.8 earthquake on April 5, 2024 that shook Central Jersey.