A magnitude-4.8 earthquake hits near the town of Wyalkatchem in Western Australia's Wheatbelt and shakes homes hundreds of kilometres away, but there are no reports of damage.

A massive magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck off Russia's Pacific coast on Tuesday, sparking tsunami warnings -- and evacuations of coastal areas -- in Hawaii and alerts all down the U.S. West Coast. After the initial tsunami waves had washed ashore in Hawaii and along the West Coast,

One of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded struck Russia’s Far East early Wednesday, sending tsunami waves into Japan, Hawaii and the U.S. West Coast. No substantial damage has been reported so far,