Tag: Quake
Pakistan offers quake help to Iran
President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf while expressing grief and shock over the loss of life and property caused by...
5.8-magnitude quake off Mauritius
A 5.8-magnitude earthquake struck Thursday in the Indian Ocean off the island of Mauritius, the US Geological Service said.
The quake's epicentre was only 10...
6.4-magnitude quake hits Indonesia’s Sumatra: USGS
A 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck off the west coast of Indonesia's Sumatra island on Wednesday, sending terrified residents fleeing from homes and buildings.
One man collapsed...
Afghan quake rescue operation declared over
Afghan rescue teams have ended operations to recover the bodies of dozens of people killed in a landslide that followed earthquakes in the north...
Quake survivors’ misery as Italy counts the cost
Rescue workers ended their search for survivors on Wednesday after a second killer earthquake in northeastern Italy claimed 17 lives and caused millions of...
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...
5.6 magnitude quake jolts Balochistan
A moderate earthquake hit parts of Balochistan on Wednesday with no damage reported, the Met Office said. It said that the quake was recorded...
Japan marks anniversary of tsunami tragedy
Japan fell silent on Sunday to honour the 19,000 people killed a year ago when a huge earthquake sent a tsunami barreling into the...
Researchers warn of Tokyo’s ‘Big One’ ahead of Tsunami anniversary
A year on from one of the biggest earthquakes in recorded history, Japanese scientists are warning anew that Tokyo could soon be hit by...
Philippine quake kills 43
At least 43 people were killed when a powerful earthquake triggered landslides, collapsed homes and smashed bridges across the central Philippines on Monday, authorities...
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...
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...
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,...
President, PM condole loss of lives in Turkey quake
President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani have expressed their deep sympathies and condolences to the leadership and the people...
7 killed in Turkey quake
A 5.6 magnitude earthquake killed seven people in eastern Turkey late Wednesday, less than three weeks after a massive quake killed more than 600...
