Tag: Earthquake

Earthquake jolts Balochistan’s Sibi, adjoining areas

ISLAMABAD: Balochistan’s Sibi and its adjoining areas were jolted by a minor earthquake on Thursday morning. According to the National Seismic Monitoring Centre, Islamabad, an...

5.1 magnitude earthquake jolts Peshawar

PESHAWAR: An earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter Scale jolted Peshawar and its adjoining areas in the wee hours of Wednesday. According to reports, the...

4.8 magnitude earthquake jolts Khuzdar

KHUZDAR: A moderate earthquake of 4.8-magnitude jolted Khuzdar district and adjoining areas late Sunday night. The tremor struck Khuzdar and surrounding areas, forcing people to...

Mild earthquake jolts Zhob and Chaman

ZHOB/CHAMAN: A mild earthquake jolted different areas of district Zhob and Chaman on Tuesday but no causalities or property damages were reported. According to the geological...

Earthquake jolts Islamabad, surrounding cities

A 5.2 magnitude earthquake was experienced in Rawalpindi, Islamabad and surrounding cities where panic spread among the people in their homes and offices. According to...

Tremor shakes Balochistan

QUETTA: An earthquake with a magnitude of 3.9  hit Balochistan on Thursday but no loss of life and property was reported. Geology Survey Centre said that...

Foreign aid picks up for Indonesia’s desperate quake survivors

PALU: International efforts to help survivors of Indonesia’s devastating earthquake and tsunami gathered pace on Thursday as concern grew for hundreds of thousands with...

Moderate earthquake jolts Karachi

KARACHI: A moderate earthquake measuring 4.5 on the Richter Scale jolted Karachi and parts of Sindh and Balochistan on Wednesday. According to National Seismic Monitoring...

3.5-magnitude quake jolts Quetta, Mastung

QUETTA: A 3.5-magnitude earthquake jolted the city and its surrounding area on late Saturday night, however, no casualties were reported yet. According to the local met office,...

Death toll from Indonesian quake, tsunami rises to 832

JAKARTA: The death toll from an earthquake and tsunami on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi rose to 832 on Sunday, the national disaster mitigation...

Earthquake of magnitude 3.7 jolts Lasbela, surrounding areas

LASBELA: An earthquake of mild intensity jolted different areas of Lasbela on Wednesday but no causalities or property damages were reported. According to the geological wing of...

Earthquake jolts Sibi, Upper Dir

An earthquake of magnitude 3.7 on the Richter scale jolted different areas of Sibi on Monday. However, no loss of human or property was...

Earthquake jolts Lahore, surrounding areas

The earthquake tremors on Sunday morning jolted Lahore and surrounding cities, causing people to rush out of their houses. Tremors were also felt in Pakpattan,...

Earthquake jolts several cities across Punjab

LAHORE: Several cities across Punjab, including Lahore, were jolted by a mild earthquake on Saturday evening. Tremors were also felt in Pakpattan, Jaranwala, Nankana Sahib,...

Tourists flee Indonesia’s Lombok island after quake kills 91

MATARAM: Rescue workers found chaos and destruction across the Indonesian resort island of Lombok on Monday after a magnitude 6.9 earthquake killed at least...

3 killed, more than 300 injured in Osaka-area earthquake

TOKYO: Authorities in western Japan say the number of people treated for injuries suffered in a strong earthquake Monday morning now exceeds 300. The magnitude...

4.4 magnitude earthquake causes panic in KP

PESHAWAR: An earthquake of mild intensity jolted districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) on Tuesday-Wednesday midnight but no causalities or property damages were reported. According to the geological...