ATHENS, Greece — The latest of hundreds of earthquakes rattled the volcanic Greek island of Santorini on Tuesday after the ...

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Earthquakes are still rattling Greece’s volcanic island of Santorini every few minutes as authorities bolster their emergency plans in case the hundreds of temblors over the past few days are a harbin ...

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The quake ranks as the third-strongest earthquake ever to hit South Texas ... is known for oil and gas production. Texas is the biggest producer of crude oil and natural gas in the US, based ...

“Um. Just felt my first earthquake ever and I live in San Antonio. Hello???” a user commented on X, formerly Twitter. “Ain’t no way there’s earthquakes in San Antonio. (Why) did my whole ...