1,400 dead, more than 3,000 injured in Afghanistan earthquake Rescue efforts continue, but hopes of finding survivors in remote villages are fading. Taliban authorities describe it as one of the deadliest quakes in decades to hit the nation. | CGTN Africa | Facebook

12M views · 51K reactions | Rescuers are braving freezing temperatures to comb through rubble in their search and rescue of survivors after a magnitude-6.8 earthquake jolted Dingri County in the city of Xigaze in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region at 9:05 a.m. on Tuesday. #xizang | CGTN | Facebook

Geologists warn that intense seismic pressure is building along the Philippine Trench southeast of Mindanao — one of the world’s most active subduction zones. In this 2:30 explainer, we break down the “seesaw effect”: how a subducting oceanic plate bends and squeezes the overriding Philippine Mobile Belt, storing massive energy that can snap back as major earthquakes and tsunamis. Watch clear visuals and expert insight on aftershocks, the Philippine Fault, seismic risk, and what scientists are m