Earthquake
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Moderate Earthquake felt in Indonesia
Jakarta: A 5.9-magnitude quake rocked Indonesia’s eastern province of North Maluku (Maluku Utara) on Sunday. The quake hit at 9:47 Jakarta time (0247 GMT), with the epicentre at 139 km northwest of Halmahera…
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Japan: 5.6-magnitude quake strikes Fukushima, no tsunami warning
Tokyo: An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.6 struck off the coast of Fukushima prefecture in Japan on Thursday, the weather agency said, although no tsunami warning has been issued. According to…
- Middle East
Tremors in UAE after Iran suffers a 5.3 magnitude earthquake
Dubai: Following a 5.3 magnitude earthquake in Iran, residents in UAE on Saturday reported tremors which were felt for about 30 seconds. The National Centre of Meteorology (NCM) confirmed the tremors were…
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Quake jolts Afghanistan, 14 injured, numerous houses destroyed
Kabul: A quake jolted parts of Afghanistan on Monday afternoon, injuring at least 14 people and destroying scores of houses. According to US geological survey, the quake measuring 5.1 on Richter scale…
- India
Earthquake of 3.7 magnitude hits Assam
Assam: An earthquake of magnitude 3.7 on the Richter scale occurred in Assam, informed the National Center for Seismology (NCS) on Tuesday. The depth of the earthquake was 35 km which occurred…
- Middle East
Five killed, 84 injured as three earthquakes rock Iran
Tehran: At least five were killed and 84 injured in three earthquakes measuring above magnitude 6 that shook Iran’s southern province of Hormozgan, semi-official Fars news agency quoted an emergency official as…
- Middle East
5 killed, 44 injured after 6.3 magnitude earthquake strikes Iran
Tehran: Five people were killed and 44 others injured in a magnitude 6.3 earthquake in southern Iran on Saturday, state television reported. Rescue teams were deployed near the epicenter, Sayeh Khosh village,…
- Afghanistan
Tragic quake in south-east Afghanistan kills 155 children: UN Report
Kabul: At least 155 children have died after a tragic earthquake hit south-east Afghanistan last week, stated a report released by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA)…
- Afghanistan
Death toll of devastating Afghan quake climbs to 1,100
Kabul: The Taliban-led government in Afghanistan has announced that the death toll in the devastating 6.1-magnitude quake that hit Paktika province earlier this week has increased to 1,100, while the number of…
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Earthquake relief aid from India to Afghanistan
Kabul: Airplane carrying the first consignment of India’s earthquake relief assistance for the people of Afghanistan arrives in Kabul, Afghanistan. (PTI Photo) Kabul: Airplane carrying the first consignment of India’s earthquake relief…
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India sends earthquake relief assistance to Afghanistan
New Delhi: India on Thursday sent relief materials to the earthquake-hit people of Afghanistan. The aid was sent a day after India said it is committed to provide assistance and support to…
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Many children feared dead in Afghanistan earthquake
Kabul: Doctors in Afghanistan say that many children may have been killed in Wednesday’s earthquake, media reports said. More than 1,000 people died in the disaster, while heavy rain, threadbare resources and rugged…
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Pakistan, Iran send aid to earthquake-hit Afghanistan
Islamabad/Kabul: Pakistan and Iran have sent aid supplies to Afghanistan in the aftermath of the 6.1-magnitude quake that killed at least 1,000 people in the war-torn nation’s Paktika province. The Prime Minister’s…
- Bangalore
Karnataka: Pre-dawn earthquake sends residents into tizzy
Bengaluru: An earthquake measuring 3.4 on the Richter scale shook parts of Hassan district and neighbouring regions in Karnataka in the wee hours of Thursday, a disaster management official said. The earthquake…
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Afghanistan earthquake death toll surpasses 1,000
Kabul: More than 1,000 people were killed in Afghanistan after a powerful earthquake hit the country on Wednesday, media reports said. A severe earthquake struck in the early hours of this morning…
