Page 3 - Earthquakes

Low-intensity earthquake of 2.5 magnitude hits Himachal Pradesh's Chamba

A low-intensity earthquake shook Himachal Pradesh's Chamba district on Monday, the meteorological department said. There was no report of any casualty or damage to property, officials said. The epicentre of the earthquake of magnitude 2.5 was at a depth of 10 km in Chamba district, the department said, adding tremors were felt in and around the district at 7.10 am.

Death toll of devastating earthquake in Afghanistan climbs to 1,100

The Taliban-led government in Afghanistan has announced that the death toll in the devastating 6.1-magnitude quake that hit Paktika province earlier this week has increased to 1,100

Magnitude 6.1 earthquake jolts Philippines, no casualties reported so far

Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said, the quake, which occurred at 5:50 a.m., hit at a depth of 132 km, about 21-km northwest of Calatagan town

5.8-magnitude quake hits Indonesia's North Maluku; no tsunami threat

The quake struck at 4.51 a.m., with the epicentre at 72 km northwest of Halmahera Barat (West Halmahera) district and the shallow of 10 km under the seabed

5.9-magnitude earthquake jolts Philippines; aftershocks expected

The quake, which occurred at 9.23 a.m. local time, hit at a depth of 49 kms, about 54 kms southeast of Manay town in the province

6.0 magnitude quake hits Indonesia's Sulawesi, no casualties reported

An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.0 on the Ritcher scale hit Indonesia's Sulawesi on Tuesday, as per the National Center for Seismology (NCS)."Earthquake of Magnitude: 6.0, Occurred on 19-04-2022, 06:53:13 IST, Lat: 7.20 & Long: 127.0, Depth: 50 Km, Location: 779km NNE of Kotamobagu, Sulawesi, Indonesia," NCS tweeted.There are no reports of casualties or loss of properties as of now. Further details are awaited.

Power outage alert in Japan amid earthquake damage, cold weather

The magnitude-7.4 earthquake off the coast of Fukushima on March 16 killed four people and injured more than 230 others

Twin earthquakes in western Afghanistan kill at least 22: Report

The US Geological Survey registered a magnitude 5.3 quake at 2 p.m. and a second, magnitude 4.9 at 4 p.m. local time

Strong earthquake hits North California; no tsunami or major damage

A 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck the Northern California coast on Monday, bringing significant shaking but likely minimal damage to the sparsely populated area. A tsunami was not expected to follow, the National Weather Service said. The earthquake occurred just after noon and was centred off the coast about 337 kilometres northwest of San Francisco, just off a tiny town called Petrolia that's home to fewer than 1,000 people. The nearest population centre, Eureka, is about 72 kilometers north. That left only about 25,000 people in the range of strong or very strong shaking, according to the US Geological Survey, though residents as far away as Sacramento and the San Francisco Bay Area reported feeling trembling. The Humboldt County Sheriff's office of emergency services did not issue any evacuation orders, though a few roads were closed due to rockslides. The US Geological Survey estimated economic losses of less than USD 10 million and no fatalities. The area last suffered an ..

6.2-magnitude earthquake strikes off Japan's Ibaraki Prefecture

An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.2 struck off Japan's Ibaraki Prefecture on Tuesday, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA).The quake occurred at around 7:46 a.m. local time, with its epicentre at 32.2 degrees north latitude and 138.2 degrees east longitude, and at a depth of 450 km.The quake logged 3 in some parts of Ibaraki Prefecture on the Japanese seismic intensity scale which peaks at 7.So far no tsunami warning has been issued.

India to set up 100 earthquake observatories in 5 years: Jitendra Singh

Union Minister of State Jitendra Singh on Saturday said that India is going to have 35 more earthquake observatories by the end of this year and 100 more such observatories in the next five years.

Parts of Alaska under tsunami warning after 8.2-magnitude quake

Meanwhile, a tsunami warning has also been issued for Hawaii

At least eight dead, dozens hurt as Indonesia quake shakes East Java

A strong earthquake on Indonesia's main island of Java killed eight people, including a woman whose motorcycle was hit by falling rocks, and damaged more than 1,300 buildings

6.4-magnitude quake jolts Indonesia's Bengkulu province, no casualties

The agency earlier reported that the quake was at 6.5-magnitude before revising it down to 6.4, he said

6.2-magnitude earthquake jolts Indonesia, no tsunami alert issued

A strong earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale jolted Indonesia's Gorontalo province on Thursday

413 earthquakes recorded from March 1 to September 8 in India: Govt

The National Seismological Network recorded 413 earthquakes in the country between March 1 and September 8, the Ministry of Earth Sciences said on Tuesday

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Do you have an action plan if major earthquake hits Delhi, HC asks AAP govt

The Delhi-NCR region is very peculiar with regard to seismic activities

Fracking halted in England over earthquake fears: British govt

Until now, Britain had hoped that fracking -- banned in many countries, but booming in the United States -- could help secure its future energy independence

26 killed, over 300 injured in PoK after earthquake jolts north Pakistan

According to US Geological Survey, the epicentre of the quake was near New Mirpur in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir