Magnitude 5 earthquake hits eastern Japan without tsunami
TOKYO: A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck southern Ibaraki Prefecture in eastern Japan at 10:06 a.m. on Wednesday morning, shaking the Kanto region and causing buildings in Tokyo to...
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Deep 7.1 earthquake jolts Sabah waters off eastern Malaysia
KOTA KINABALU: A powerful earthquake measuring 7.1 struck off Malaysia’s Sabah state on Borneo island early Monday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake hit shortly before...
Almaty, Kazakhstan, rocked by earthquake
Almaty, Kazakhstan, shook by earthquake, causing panic as residents fled outdoors. Felt in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan....
Northwest China quake leaves 149 dead and two missing
In a recent update from state media, the death toll from a powerful earthquake in China’s northwestern provinces has risen to 149. This significant seismic...
State of emergency in Iceland amid 4,000 earthquakes and volcanic fears
Iceland has announced a state of emergency in response to a significant seismic event on the southwest Reykjanes peninsula, where nearly 4,000 earthquakes, ranging from...
Nepal earthquake death toll climbs to 157 as search for survivors intensifies
In the wake of a devastating earthquake in Nepal, the country grapples with a rising death toll and the arduous task of searching for survivors...
Afghanistan grapples with catastrophic quakes as over 2,000 fatalities are reported
Afghanistan has witnessed yet another catastrophic event, with a sequence of powerful earthquakes causing the death of more than 2,000 individuals in its western regions,...
New Zealand’s South Island jolted by significant 6.0 earthquake
In an unsettling reminder of nature’s force, a significant earthquake with a magnitude of 6.0 jolted central regions of New Zealand’s South Island early on...
Magnitude 7.1 earthquake rocks Kermadec Islands in New Zealand
On Thursday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) reported an earthquake of 7.1 magnitude in New Zealand’s Kermadec Islands region. According to the agency, the earthquake...
Taiwan shaken by earthquake of 6.8 magnitude
Taitung County in eastern Taiwan was struck by an earthquake of 6.8 magnitude on Sunday, according to the Central Weather Bureau (CWB). According to data,...