The death toll from an earthquake in northern Afghanistan is climbing, and hundreds of families have lost their homes as the harsh winter arrives.

A strong earthquake struck northern Afghanistan early Monday, killing at least 19 people and injuring hundreds more, though the death toll is expected to rise.

SONOMA COUNTY, CA - According to the U.S. Geological Survey, a preliminary 2.3 magnitude quake occurred near Kenwood Wednesday morning.

A small earthquake struck San Benito County near San Juan Bautista Wednesday morning, officials announced. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, a magnitude 3.1 struck at 7:12 a.m., with the epicenter about 2 miles west of the community.

Leaning out of the ground-floor window of her home on a quiet street in suburban Istanbul, Aylin Yilmaz knows the house she has shared with her husband and two children for 20 years could easily be destroyed by an earthquake.

Survivors of a powerful earthquake in northern Afghanistan are digging through the rubble of their homes after spending a bitterly cold night outdoors.

An earthquake struck Wellington on Thursday evening. GeoNet said the moderate 4.9 magnitude quake struck at 9.09pm and was centred 25km west of Wellington at a depth of 22km. The earthquake was initially reported as a 5.1 quake but has since been downgraded by GeoNet. More than 30,000 people reported feeling it.

A village in central Croatia has been living in fear since a devastating earthquake in December when sinkholes began to appear around their houses and in their fields, some of them up to 15 metres (49 feet) wide.