Video from eastern Russia shows trees, cars and fields covered in a thick layer of ash from a volcanic eruption.
The eruption triggered a ‘code red’ warning for aircraft.
Alert triggered panic in archipelago of 125 million people with many cancelling holidays, stocking up on essentials.
Fumio Kishida says he will remain in Japan after experts warn of higher than usual risk along Nankai Trough.
On the Indonesian island, school classrooms built from earthquake-proof, recycled plastic get kids back to school.
Drone video reveals the extent of the damage caused by a landslide in Papua New Guinea, which killed over 670 people.
With society polarised, establishment criticised for doing too little, people take civil defence into their own hands.
The area in southern Italy witnessed a ‘seismic swarm’ overnight in which some 150 quakes were recorded.
The strongest of more than 200 tremors was measured at 6.1 by the USGS as shaking continued through the night.
Improvements to buildings and emergency response helped limit the impact when a 7.2 magnitude quake struck Taiwan.
On October 7, a series of powerful earthquakes hit remote western Afghanistan with much of the devastation hidden.
No casualties were immediately reported as rare quake shakes densely populated city of 8.3 million.
Strict building codes and widespread public disaster awareness appear to have staved off a major catastrophe.
Hundreds of tourists have been located safely in Taiwan, a day after a 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck the island.
