Tag: Earthquake

4.8 magnitude earthquake hits Quetta

A 4.8-magnitude earthquake hit Quetta and adjoining areas late on Thursday night. According to the Met Office, the earthquake jolted Quetta, Mastung, Kuchlak, Pisihin,...

Strong 6.5 earthquake rumbles off Chile coast

A strong 6.5-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of central Chile late Monday but does not appear to have generated a major tsunami, according...

KSE bears the brunt of Indonesian earthquake

Pakistan Stocks closed lower on concerns for fall in global stocks and commodities on weak US jobs data undermining global economic expectations. Viewed by...

Pakistan issued tsunami warning after Indonesia quake

A tsunami warning has been issued in the Indian Ocean after powerful earthquakes off the coast of Indonesia's Aceh province, prompting evacuations from coastal...

Mild quake hits northern Pakistan

An earthquake of mild intensity measuring 5.4 on the Richter scale hit northern areas of Pakistan on Saturday morning, according to Pakistan Meteorological Department...

Thousands rally against nuclear power in Japan

Thousands demonstrated in Tokyo on Saturday against nuclear power generation, 11 months after a massive earthquake and tsunami sparked reactor meltdowns at the Fukushima...

Mild quake jolts parts of Karachi

An earthquake of mild-to-medium intensity jolted parts of Karachi late Saturday night. According to the geological department, an earthquake measuring 4.7 on Richter scale was...

Quake measuring 5.5 jolts Chitral

An earthquake measuring 5.5 on Richter scale jolted Chitral and its surrounding areas on Saturday morning. According to Pakistan Meteorological Department, the epicentre of the...

Earthquake tremors felt in Karachi

Earthquake tremors were felt in various areas of Karachi, according to private television channel.

Powerful quake rocks Tokyo region

A major 7.0-magnitude earthquake rocked Tokyo Sunday, Japan's Meteorological Agency said, but there were no immediate reports of damage or injury and no tsunami...

Rebuilding still underway in the 2005 quake-hit AJK

There is no substitute for life and no financial assistance, no matter how great it is, can bring back a dear departed soul. Since...

0.3m students still study under open sky

Six years on, around 300,000 students of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) are still forced to study under open sky due to slow progress...

Generous 10-year-old makes Pakistan proud

A 10-year-old girl on Saturday donated her pocket-money to the earthquake victims in Turkey. Shanzah Shoaib, a student of grade IV presented Rs 9,000 for...

7.3 magnitude quake hits near Papua New Guinea

An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.3 hit south southwest of Lae in Papua New Guinea, the U.S. Geological Survey said. It was 71.5...

5.1 magnitude earthquake hits Aegean Sea

An earthquake of 5.1 magnitude hit the Aegean Sea on Monday, Turkish media reported. The quake struck at 0817 GMT, with its epicentre in the...

6.4-magnitude quake hits off Indonesia’s Maluku

A 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck off Indonesia's eastern North Maluku province on Monday, meteorologists said, but there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage,...

32 dead in fresh Turkey quake

The death toll from a 5.6 magnitude earthquake that struck eastern Turkey rose to 32 on Saturday, including two journalists, authorities said. Announcing the...