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Quake-hit Japan braces for more aftershocks, rain
Tokyo: Japan’s central prefecture of Ishikawa on Saturday remained on high alert for aftershocks and rain after a 6.5-magnitude earthquake struck the area, leaving one dead and 22 others injured. The Japan…
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6.4-magnitude quake jolts Indonesia
Jakarta: An earthquake measuring 6.4 on the Richter scale struck off Indonesia’s western province of North Sumatra, leaving no damage or casualties, according to a local official. The jolts of the quake…
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4.3 magnitude earthquake hits Tajikistan
Dushanbe: An earthquake of magnitude 4.3 occurred in Tajikistan at 05:31:54 IST on Tuesday, according to the National Center for Seismology (NCS). “Earthquake of Magnitude:4.3, Occurred on 28-02-2023, 05:31:54 IST, Lat: 38.20…
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Turkey-Syria quake toll crosses 4300
Ankara/Damascus: The death toll due to the devastating earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria has increased to more than 4,300 as rescuers are racing against time to find more survivors amid heavy…
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Moderate intensity earthquake jolts J&K
Srinagar: A moderate intensity earthquake measuring 5 on the Richter scale jolted Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday; although no report of any casualty or damage to property has been received from anywhere…
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6.2 magnitude quake strikes off western Indonesia
Jakarta: A 6.2-magnitude earthquake rocked Indonesia’s western province of West Sumatra on Friday, but with no potential to trigger a tsunami. The quake jolted at 8.39 a.m. Jakarta time (0139 GMT), with…
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5.8-magnitude quake jolts Japan, no tsunami warning issued
Tokyo: An earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale struck Utsunomiya city in Japan’s Tochigi prefecture on Thursday. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), the temblor struck at 5.37 p.m. (local time),…
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7.4-magnitude quake hits China’s Qinghai
Beijing: An earthquake measuring 7.4 on the Richter scale jolted China’s Qinghai province on Saturday, authorities said, adding there were no reports of any casualties. The quake struck Maduo County at 2.04 a.m.,…
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5.0-magnitude quake hits China’s Xinjiang
Beijing: A 5.0-magnitude earthquake jolted Huocheng County in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, at 9:28 am on Monday Beijing Time, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC). The epicentre was…
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6.3-magnitude quake jolts Bali, no tsunami alert issued
Jakarta: A 6.3-magnitude earthquake jolted the Indonesian resort island of Bali on Thursday, but authorities did not issue a tsunami alert. The quake struck at 1.12 a.m. on Thursday, with the epicentre…
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Strong quake leaves many dead in Philippines island
Manila: At least five people were killed and 60 injured after a magnitude-6.4 earthquake hit the island of Mindanao, southern Philippines, local media reported Thursday. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology…
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5.8-magnitude quake jolts Pakistan
Islamabad: An earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale jolted Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Monday, although there were no reports of casualties or injuries. The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Provincial Disaster Management Authority…
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Imran to visit quake hit areas on Monday
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan is slated to visit Mirpur on Monday to express solidarity with the victims of the September 24 earthquake that hit the lakeside city and its adjoining…
- India
4.8-magnitude quake strikes Bengal
Kolkata: An earthquake measuring 4.8 on the Richter scale struck West Bengal’s Bankura district on Sunday, authorities said. According to Regional Meteorological Centre Kolkata, the earthquake occurred at 10.39 a.m. at a…
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