Tag: Earthquake
Magnitude-5 earthquake hits Islamabad
An earthquake measuring 5 on the Richter scale jolted the federal capital and adjacent areas on Wednesday.
According to the Seismic Center, the earthquake’s epicentre...
9 killed in Afghanistan as 6.2 magnitude earthquake jolts Pakistan too
At least nine people were killed and more than 100 injured in an earthquake on Wednesday in eastern Afghanistan which was also strongly felt...
Aftershocks jolt parts of Balochistan
The aftershocks of Tuesday’s earthquake hit parts of Dalbandin and adjacent areas in the early hours of Thursday.
The Meteorological Department said the epicentre of...
Seismic building codes necessary in earthquake-prone regions
The earthquake of 7.9 magnitude on Richter scale that hit mainly Balochistan in Pakistan on 16 April has stirred afresh the debate on importance...
Earthquake shakes buildings in Tokyo
A 5.7-magnitude earthquake hit Japan on Monday, setting buildings in the capital swaying but causing no risk of a tsunami, seismologists said.
National broadcaster NHK...
Colombia quake damaged 100 houses, injured 15
A strong earthquake that shook Colombia over the weekend destroyed 100 houses and damaged nearly 2,000 others, authorities said Sunday. Only 15 people were...
8.0 quake off Solomons sparks tsunami in Pacific
A major 8.0 magnitude earthquake hit the Solomon Islands on Wednesday, reportedly flattening three villages, as small tsunami waves lapped Pacific coastlines and emergency...
Mysterious earth quake jolts Hyderabad
Mysterious tremours jolted Phalaili area of Hyderabad creating fright among the dwellers late Thursday night. Geological department has denied any earthquake in the locality.
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6.7 magnitude quake in Chile
A strong 6.7-magnitude earthquake jolted northern Chile Wednesday, US monitors said, knocking out electricity and local telecom services and sending panicked northerners running into...
No unregistered arrests to be tolerated beyond 48 hours: Rabbani
The Parliamentary Committee on National Security on Saturday directed the security agencies to register an FIR against every individual they took into custody for...
Tsunami hits Japan after 7.3 magnitude earthquake
A one metre-high tsunami hit northeast Japan on Friday, after a powerful undersea quake struck off the coast which was devastated in last year's...
Deadly earthquake hits eastern Iran
Iran’s Fars news agency said people ran out of their homes after the tremor struck the district of Zahan, in South Khorasan province, on...
Earthquake jolts felt in Lahore, other areas of Punjab
A low intensity tremor measuring 3.5 magnitude on Richter scale was felt across the city and others area of the Punjab. According to reports,...
Earthquake jolts in Lahore, other areas of Punjab
Low intensity tremor measuring 3.5 magnitude on Richter scale was felt in Lahore city and others area of the Punjab, the met office said.
According...
Strong quake strikes off Guatemala
A strong 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck off the Pacific coast of Guatemala on Sunday, US seismologists said, just days after a tremor in the same...
Strong quake jolts central Myanmar, dozen feared dead
An earthquake struck central Myanmar on Sunday near its second-biggest city, Mandalay, killing at least six people, with the death toll likely to rise...
Strong earthquake off Guatemala kills at least 48
A strong earthquake off the coast of Guatemala killed at least 48 people and trapped others under rubble on Wednesday, crushing homes and cars,...
