Earthquake
- India
Earthquake of 4.1 magnitude hits Amritsar
Amritsar: An earthquake of 4.1 magnitude was felt across Punjab’s Amritsar on the intervening night of Sunday and Monday, informed National Center for Seismology (NCS). The tremors were felt at around 3:42…
- World
5.0 magnitude quake strikes waters off Taiwan
Beijing: A 5.0-magnitude quake jolted waters off Taitung County, Taiwan, on Sunday, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC). The quake struck at a depth of 10 km at 9:47 a.m.,…
- India
Tremors felt across Delhi, citizens panic
Earthquake tremors were felt in Delhi-NCR and part of northern India here on Saturday evening. This is the second earthquake this week felt in the capital. According to Twitter users who tweeted…
- World
7.0-magnitude quake hits east of Fiji Islands, no tsunami warning
Suva: An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.0 hit the eastern part of the Fiji Islands on Saturday, the US Geological Survey said. The epicentre, with a depth of 587.2 km, was…
- India
Tremors felt in Lucknow, parts of UP as 6.3-magnitude earthquake hits Nepal
Lucknow: Strong tremors were felt in Lucknow and other parts of central Uttar Pradesh at 2 a.m. on Wednesday after a 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck in Nepal, prompting many to rush out of…
- World
Earthquake strikes central Indonesia, no tsunami alert issued
Jakarta: A 6.1-magnitude earthquake jolted North Sulawesi province in central Indonesia on Sunday, but did not trigger a tsunami, the country’s meteorology, climatology and geophysics agency said. The quake rocked at 7:03…
- Technology
Android phones beat iPhones in early US quake warning
San Francisco: Android phones’ built-in earthquake detection functionality, tested during a 5.1-magnitude earthquake near California’s San Jose on Tuesday, seems to have passed with flying colours, and also beat iPhones at alerting…
- India
Earthquake of magnitude 3.5 hits Gujarat
Surat: An earthquake of magnitude 3.5 on the Richter Scale was felt in Gujarat’s Surat on Thursday, informed the National Center for Seismology (NCS). According to the NCS, the movement of tectonic…
- World
5.5-magnitude quake hits Indonesia
Jakarta: A 5.5-magnitude earthquake jolted Indonesia’s western province of Banten on Sunday. The quake struck at 17:02 local time (1202 GMT), with the epicenter at 26 km southwest of the province’s Lebak…
- World
6.0 magnitude quake strikes off Indonesia, no casualty reported
Jakarta: An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.0 jolted Indonesia’s western province of North Sumatra on Saturday morning, and there were no preliminary reports of damages or casualties, authorities said. The quake…
- World
China’s Sichuan quake: Man trapped in mountains rescued after 17 days
Beijing: A 28-year-old Chinese hydropower station worker, who went missing for 17 days after a powerful earthquake jolted China’s Sichuan Province, has been rescued, the state media reported on Thursday. The 6.8-magnitude…
- World
Earthquake 6.9-magnitude hits Taiwan
Beijing: A 6.9-magnitude earthquake hit eastern Taiwan’s Hualien County at 2:44 p.m. Sunday Beijing Time, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC). Taiwan Earthquake Raw Footages 18 September 2022#Mumbaisamachar #TaiwanEarthquake pic.twitter.com/lZIxD2OUBd— Mumbai…
- World
17 dead, 5 missing in Nepal landslides
Kathmandu: At least 17 people were killed and five remain unaccounted for due to landslides in Nepal’s Achham district, a local official said on Saturday. Incessant rain since Friday morning triggered the…
- World
Death toll from quake in China’s Sichuan reaches 93
Beijing: A total of 93 people have been killed, and 25 remain missing after a 6.8-magnitude earthquake jolted Luding county in China’s Sichuan province on September 5, local authorities said on Monday.…
- World
7.6 magnitude earthquake jolts Papua New Guinea
Port Moresby: An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.6 on the Richter scale jolted the Kainantu town in the eastern New Guinea region of the country at 23:46:55 GMT on Saturday, the…
