Page 18 - Earthquake

6.2-magnitude quake strikes off eastern Indonesia, no tsunami alert

The quake struck at 4:25 a.m. Wednesday local time

Earthquake felt during U-19 World Cup match, live visuals shook

Live visuals of the U-19 World Cup match between Ireland and Zimbabwe shook vigorously for few seconds as an earthquake off the coast of Port of Spain sent mild tremors through Queen's Park Oval.

Earthquake of 5.8 magnitude strikes northwest China's Qinghai Province

A 5.8 magnitude earthquake jolted the city of Delingha in northwest China's Qinghai Province on Sunday, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).

Afghanistan quake death toll reaches 26, including children: UN

The US Geological Survey on Monday registered a magnitude 5.3 quake at 2 pm and a second, magnitude 4.9 at 4 pm local time

At least 12 killed after 5.6 magnitude earthquake jolts Afghan's Badghis

At least 12 people were killed and many others injured after a magnitude 5.6 earthquake hit Afghanistan's western province of Badghis on Monday, a local official has said.

Earthquake of magnitude 4.9 strikes Arunachal's Basar, no casualty yet

An earthquake of magnitude 4.9 on the richer scale jolted Basar in Arunachal Pradesh in the early hours of Tuesday, said the National Center for Seismology (NCS).According to NCS, the tremors of the earthquake had a depth of 10 km and occurred at 4.30 am at 148 north-northwest of Basar."Earthquake of Magnitude:4.9, Occurred on 18-01-2022, 04:29:30 IST, Lat: 29.16 & Long: 93.97, Depth: 10 Km ,Location: 148km NNW of Basar, Arunachal Pradesh, India," NCS tweeted.

Two earthquakes of magnitude 3.5 and 3.8 hit parts of North East

Two earthquakes of magnitude 3.5 and 3.8 hit parts of the North East region in a span of 30 minutes on Monday, National Center for Seismology said.

Earthquake measuring 5.6 magnitude jolts Pakistan, says report

According to the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD), a 5.6 magnitude earthquake hit the country which had originated in the Afghanistan-Tajikistan border region at a depth of 100 km

Swarm of earthquakes, largest one of 6.8 magnitude, hits off Alaska islands

A swarm of earthquakes was recorded Tuesday off Alaska's Aleutian Islands, including the largest with a magnitude of 6.8 followed by aftershocks. There were few reports of the underwater quakes in the North Pacific being felt in nearby communities in a sparsely populated region of Alaska and no reports of damage, officials said. Natalia Ruppert, a seismologist at the Alaska Earthquake Center, said it was a very unusual, very energetic swarm of earthquakes. The largest quake, at magnitude 6.8, was preceded just minutes before by a couple of foreshocks. The strong quake occurred about 2:36 am, about 40 miles (64 kilometers) southeast of Nikolski, a community of 39 residents on Alaska's Unmak Island. The community is about 900 miles (1,448 kilometers) southwest of Anchorage, the state's largest city. About an hour later, a magnitude 6.6 aftershock was reported in the same area, followed throughout the morning by about a dozen aftershocks with many magnitude 4.0 or higher. State emerg

5.3 magnitude earthquake strikes Northern Greece; no casualties yet

An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.3 jolted northern Greece's Florina Sunday evening, according to the Geodynamics Institute of the National Observatory of Athens.The US Geological Survey said the quake was with a magnitude of 5.5.The epicenter, with a depth of about 14 km, was initially determined to be about two km west of Florina.No injuries or losses have been reported so far.

6.9-magnitude earthquake hits Menyuan county in China's Qinghai province

A 6.9-magnitude earthquake jolted Menyuan county in China's Qinghai province on Saturday, according to the China Earthquake Networks Centre (CENC)

Earthquake of magnitude 4.3 hits near Uttar Pradesh's Ayodhya

An earthquake measuring 4.3 on the Richter scale hit near Uttar Pradesh's Ayodhya, the National Center for Seismology (NCS) informed on Friday.According to NCS, an earthquake occurred 176 km NNE of Ayodhya."Earthquake of Magnitude:4.3, Occurred on 06-01-2022, 23:59:22 IST, Lat: 28.14 and Long: 83.14, Depth: 15 Km, Location: 176km NNE of Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh," NCS tweeted.

5.8-magnitude earthquake strikes Sulawesi province in central Indonesia

A 5.8-magnitude earthquake struck off Southeast Sulawesi province in central Indonesia early Wednesday

6.3 magnitude earthquake strikes off Japan's Ogasawara Islands: JMA

An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.3 on Tuesday struck off Japan's Ogasawara Islands of Tokyo Prefecture, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA).

22 injured as 5.5 magnitude earthquake hits China's Ningland county

Twenty-two people have been injured in a 5.5-magnitude earthquake that struck the county of Ninglang in Southwest China's Yunnan province on Sunday, local media reported citing authorities.A 5.5-magnitude earthquake jolted Lijiang city of southwest China's Yunnan Province, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).The tremor was felt at 3:02 pm on Sunday (Beijing Time), Xinhua reported.

7.3 magnitude earthquake strikes off Banda Sea in eastern Indonesia

An earthquake measuring 7.3 magnitude hit the Banda Sea in the eastern part of Indonesia on Thursday with minor damages reported

4.1 magnitude earthquake hits Uttarakhand's Pithoragarh; no damage reported

An earthquake of 4.1 magnitude struck Pithoragarh district post-midnight on Thursday but no damage has been reported. The earthquake that occurred at 12.39 am had its epicentre at a depth of 10 km in Askot, District Disaster Management Officer Bhupendra Mahar said. "No damage has been reported so far as the earthquake was of mild intensity," Mahar said.

5.3 magnitude earthquake hits Jammu and Kashmir; no damage reported so far

Tremors were felt around 7.01 pm, officials said

2 strong tremors of magnitude 5.2, 5.4 strike off Greek island of Crete

Two tremors with a magnitude of 5.2 and 5.4, respectively, have jolted Greece's southern islands. No damage or casualties have been reported so far. The first tremor, a 5.2-magnitude, struck at 5.15 pm (1515 GMT) east of the island of Crete and at a depth of 9 kilometres (5.6 miles), the Institute of Geodynamics reported in Athens. The earthquake was felt in Crete and the islands of Karpathos, Kassos, Rhodes and Santorini, according to local media. An even larger tremor of 5.4 magnitude struck at 8.59 pm (1859 GMT) about 25 kilometres (15.5 miles) northwest of the first, at a depth of 6.3 kilometres (3.9 miles), the Institute of Geodynamics reported. The mayor of the small island of Kassos, closest to the epicentre, told state news agency ANA that no buildings were damaged in either earthquake. An unrelated 4.0-magnitude tremor also hit at 6.14 pm (1614 GMT) west of Athens, the Institute of Geodynamics reported. The epicentre was at a depth of 16.7 kilometres (10.4 miles), it ...

Papua New Guinea stuck by 5.0 magnitude earthquake, no casualty reported

A 5.0 magnitude earthquake was registered on Friday in the central part of Papua New Guinea, the US Geological Survey said.The tremor was recorded at 21:34 GMT, 66 kilometers (over 41 miles) west of the town of Tari. The epicenter of the earthquake was located at a depth of 10 kilometers.There are no reports about any damage or victims caused by the earthquake.Papua New Guinea is located in a seismically active zone known as the Ring of Fire and regularly suffers from powerful earthquakes.