Tag: Earthquake

Earthquake jolts KP, FATA, Islamabad

  A 6-magnitude earthquake jolted northern areas of the country Tuesday evening. According to the Met Office, the epicentre of the quake was near the Afghan-Tajik...

Powerful quake strikes off Papua New Guinea, initial tsunami alert wound...

SYDNEY: An 8.0 magnitude earthquake struck off Papua New Guinea on Sunday, triggering a tsunami alert for several Pacific islands though that was subsequently...

3.6 magnitude earthquake jolts Karachi

KARACHI: An earthquake of moderate intensity jolted Karachi and its adjacent areas on Tuesday (today). According to reports, magnitude of the earthquake was recorded at 3.6...

5.7 magnitude earthquake strikes India

Tremors were felt across Assam and Northeast India as an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.7 jolted Tripura, near the India-Bangladesh border. The epicentre...

Major quake jolts Chile tourist region on Christmas Day

A major 7.6 magnitude earthquake jolted southern Chile on Sunday, prompting thousands to evacuate coastal areas, but no fatalities or major damage were reported...

6.5-magnitude earthquake rattles northern Australia

A strong 6.5-magnitude earthquake rattled northern Australia and parts of Indonesia Wednesday with residents in Darwin reporting widespread shaking, but there were no immediate...

84,000 people displaced by Indonesia earthquake

The number of people left homeless after an earthquake struck western Indonesia has soared to nearly 84,000, leaving authorities struggling to care for the...

Earthquake jolts Malakand, Chitral

An earthquake of mild intensity jolted Malakand , Chitral and adjoining areas on Thursday morning. According to Private News channel, tremours measuring 5.3 on Richter...

Nearly 100 killed as quake strikes Indonesia’s Aceh

Nearly 100 people were killed and hundreds injured in Indonesia on Wednesday when a strong earthquake hit its Aceh province and rescuers used earth...

At least 52 dead as earthquake hits Indonesia’s Aceh province

At least 52 people have died and hundreds are injured after a strong earthquake struck Aceh province on Indonesia’s Sumatra Island on Wednesday, an...

New Zealand evacuates quake-hit town, fears of Wellington building collapse

New Zealand emergency services and defence personnel began evacuating hundreds of tourists and residents from a small South Island town amid more strong aftershocks...

Earthquake shakes parts of Nawabshah, Hyderabad, adjoining areas

An earthquake of 4.9 magnitude was felt in Nawabshah, Hyderabad, Matiari and adjoining areas in Sindh on Thursday night. According to the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD),...

13 dead, 203 injured in Tanzania earthquake

At least 13 people were killed and 203 injured in north-west Tanzania when a 5.7 magnitude earthquake hit the country Saturday, local authorities told...

4.5 magnitude earthquake hits Swat, adjoining areas

An earthquake jolted Swat and adjoining areas early Monday morning. The quake measuring 4.5 on the Richter scale with a focal depth of 9 kilometres,...

5.1 magnitude earthquake jolts parts of China, Pakistan

An Earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale jolted parts of China and Pakistan early on Wednesday (today). Tremors were felt in Islamabad and adjoining...

Italy quake death toll rises to 250

The death toll from a devastating earthquake in central Italy climbed to 250 on Thursday as rescue teams scoured mounds of rubble for a...

Italy earthquake: Death toll rises to 247

The death toll from a powerful earthquake that shook central Italy rose to 247 on Thursday, officials said, as rescuers desperately searched for survivors...