Tag: Earthquake
Two dead, 15 injured as 6.1 strong quake jolts parts of...
Epicentre of 6.1-magnitude earthquake was 35 kilometres south of Jarm in Afghanistan
Girl dies after roof of her house caved in in Lasbela,...
Alaska earthquake prompts tsunami warning
ALASKA: A tsunami warning has been issued for coastal areas of Alaska and British Columbia from the border of Washington State to Attu, Alaska, the...
Earthquake of magnitude 5.1 jolts Islamabad, parts of KP
ISLAMABAD/PESHAWAR: A high-intensity earthquake jolted the federal capital Islamabad and various other cities of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) including the provincial capital Peshawar on Sunday...
Earthquake rattles Athens, no immediate reports of damage
ATHENS: An earthquake with a preliminary reading of 4.6 rattled Athens and central Greece on Sunday, witnesses said, with no immediate reports of damage.
The...
At least one dead after 4.2 magnitude quake near Iran capital...
TEHRAN: One person died of a heart attack and at least 56 people were slightly hurt when an earthquake of 4.2 magnitude shook an...
Earthquake in Indonesia kills at least three people, damages buildings
JAVA: A powerful earthquake that struck the Indonesian island of Java has killed at least three people and caused damage to hundreds of buildings.
People...
Mild earthquake jolts parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
PESHAWAR: A mild earthquake jolted parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province early Friday.
Tremors were felt in Peshawar, Chitral and other parts of the province.
The magnitude of...
Earthquake jolts Sibi, surrounding areas
SIBI: An earthquake of mild intensity jolted district Sibi and surrounding areas of the district on Thursday; however, no causality or property loss was...
Mild earthquake jolts felt in Lasbela
LASBELA: An earthquake of mild intensity jolted Lasbela and surroundings on Tuesday but no casualty or loss of property was reported.
According to the geological wing...
Mild intensity earthquake jolts Swat, surroundings
SWAT: An earthquake of mild intensity jolted Swat and surrounding areas on Sunday but no causality or property loss was reported.
According to the geological wing...
Magnitude 5.0 quake strikes southwest Turkey
ISTANBUL: An earthquake of magnitude 5.0 hit southwest Turkey at 2022 GMT on Wednesday, the US Geological Survey said.
The epicentre was 31 km (20...
Increase in earthquakes predicted for 2018 as Earth rotation slows
Scientists have warned of an increase in the numbers of devastating earthquakes around the world next year. They believe that variations in the speed...
Iran ends rescue operations, struggles to shelter quake survivors
ANKARA: Iran said on Tuesday that rescue operations have ended in areas hit by a powerful weekend earthquake that killed at least 450 people...
At least 450 killed as 7.3 earthquake hits Iran and Iraq
ANKARA/BAGHDAD: Thousands of homeless Iranians huddled against the cold late on Monday, a day after at least 450 people were killed in Iran´s deadliest...
Mild earthquake hits Quetta, adjacent areas
QUETTA: A mild earthquake hit Quetta and adjacent areas in Balochistan late ON Tuesday, a private TV channel reported.
The magnitude of the earthquake was recorded...
5.1 earthquake jolts parts of KP, Khyber Agency
PESHAWAR: An earthquake of high intensity jolted various districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and Khyber Agency on Saturday, but no causality or property loss...
Minor earthquake jolts felt in KP
PESHAWAR: An earthquake was felt in different cities of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) on Wednesday.
According to Pakistan Meteorological Department’s Seismic Monitory and Early Tsunami Warning Centre,...