Earthquake

A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck off the far eastern coast of Russia on Monday, but Russia's emergency ministry said there had been no tsunami and no immediate casualties or destruction. The earthquake struck about 44 km (27 miles) south…
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A magnitude 6.1 quake struck off Aomori in northern Japan on Tuesday, the national weather agency said, but no tsunami warning was issued. The quake hit at 6:18 pm (0918 GMT) at a depth of 20 kilometres (12 miles), according to the Japan…
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At least 13 people were killed in a strong earthquake that shook a coastal region of Ecuador and northern Peru midday Saturday, causing structural damage to multiple homes, schools and medical centers. "All the ministries are activated and…
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An earthquake of 6.2 magnitude struck eastern Papua New Guinea on Tuesday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. The quake was 448 km (278 miles) north-northwest of Port Moresby and estimated at a depth of 200 km,…
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A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck the remote New Britain region of Papua New Guinea Sunday, the United States Geological Survey said, but no tsunami warning was issued. The quake had a depth of 38 kilometres (23 miles), the USGS said, and…
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A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck off Hokkaido in northern Japan on Saturday night, the US Geological Survey and the Japan Meteorological Agency said. No tsunami warning was issued after the offshore quake, which shook the coastal cities…
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A 6.8-magnitude earthquake hit eastern Tajikistan on Thursday, the US Geological Survey said. The quake struck around 5:37 am local time (0037 GMT) at a depth of about 20.5 kilometres (12.7 miles). USGS estimated that "little or no…
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दिल्ली-एनसीआर में बुधवार दोपहर भूकंप के झटके महसूस किए गए. इस भूकंप का केंद्र नेपाल था. यहां बाजुरा में आज ​​दोपहर करीब 1ः45 बजे रिक्टर स्केल पर 5.2 की तीव्रता का भूकंप आया. नेपाल के राष्ट्रीय भूकंप निगरानी और अनुसंधान केंद्र ने यह…
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Hyderabad-based National Geophysical Research Institute’s (NGRI) chief scientist Dr N Purnachandra Rao on Tuesday warned against a possibility of an earthquake of high magnitude in Uttarakhand in the near future. Stating the reason behind…
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A massive earthquake of magnitude 6.1 hit the north west of Wellington, New Zealand on Wednesday. According to preliminary data, the quake was located at a moderately shallow depth of 57.4 km. The earthquake struck at 7.38pm at a depth of…
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