Earthquake
- World
Two powerful earthquakes hit Philippines in one day
Manila: Two powerful offshore earthquakes struck the same region in the southern Philippines hours apart on Friday. The first one, a 7.4 magnitude quake in the morning, killed at least five people,…
- Middle East
Magnitude 5 quake shakes Istanbul, triggers school evacuations
Istanbul: A moderately strong earthquake shook Istanbul and other parts of northwestern Turkiye on Thursday, Turkiye’s emergency services said. The quake sent people running from buildings and forced evacuations from schools, but…
- World
Philippines earthquake: Search for survivors continues, death toll at 69
Bogo (Philippines): Rescuers used backhoes and sniffer dogs to look for survivors in collapsed houses and other damaged buildings in the central Philippines on Wednesday, a day after an earthquake killed at…
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Early-morning earthquake injures 7 in northwest China’s Gansu province
Beijing: A 5.6-magnitude earthquake scattered roof tiles and knocked over houses Saturday in northwest China’s Gansu province, state media said. Seven people were reported injured, the official Xinhua News Agency said. None…
- India
Assam’s heroic nurses shield newborns from earthquake, video goes viral
Amid the 5.8 magnitude earthquake that struck parts of the Northeast and West Bengal on Sunday, two nurses from a private hospital in Assam were captured shielding three newborn babies from the…
- India
Earthquake of 5.8 magnitude hits parts West Bengal, northeast
Guwahati: An earthquake of 5.8 magnitude shook parts of the northeast region and West Bengal on Sunday, officials said. There was no immediate report of any loss of life or damage to…
- World
Earthquake in Afghanistan’s east wipes out homes, generations and livelihoods
Jalalabad: Ahmad Khan Safi had a good life in Afghanistan. The farmer raised livestock in the Dewagal Valley of Kunar Province, and people travelled from across the country to visit the area.…
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Over 2200 killed in Afghanistan earthquake, Aid agencies warn of crisis
Jalalabad: Hundreds more bodies have been recovered from houses in mountain villages destroyed by a major earthquake in Afghanistan early this week, pushing the death toll to over 2,200, a Taliban government…
- World
India delivers 21 tonnes of relief materials to quake-hit Afghanistan
New Delhi: India on Tuesday delivered 21 tonnes of relief materials to Afghanistan as part of its assistance to earthquake-hit people of that country. Over 1,400 people were killed and more than…
- Middle East
UAE: Minor earthquake recorded in Fujairah
Abu Dhabi: A minor earthquake measuring 3.3 on the Richter scale struck the Safad area of Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Friday, August 22. The National Centre of Meteorology…
- Middle East
Minor earthquake recorded in Oman, no impact in UAE
Muscat: A minor earthquake measuring 2.2 on the Richter scale was recorded in Oman’s Madha region in the early hours of Thursday, August 21, according to the National Seismic Network of the…