Magnitude-5.0 quake hits Lata, Solomon Islands : USGS
May 13, 2019, at 09:29 am
New York, May 13 (Xinhua/UNI) A 5.0-magnitude earthquake jolted 142 km SSW of Lata, Solomon Islands at 21:08:30 GMT on Sunday, the US Geological Survey said.
Maharashtra: 2.6 magnitude earthquake hits Palghar
May 12, 2019, at 07:46 pm
Palghar, May 12 (IBNS): An earthquake measuring 2.6 on the Richter Scale hit Maharashtra's Palghar area on Sunday, officials said.
Southwest Japan rocked by series of earthquakes, no tsunami warnings issued
May 10, 2019, at 08:49 am
Tokyo, May 10 (Xinhua/UNI) Miyazaki Prefecture on the southeast coast of Kyushu Island in southwest Japan was rocked by a series of earthquakes Friday morning, the country's weather agency said, although no tsunami warnings or advisories have been issued.
5.2 magnitude earthquake hits India-Myanmar border, tremors felt in Assam, north-east states
May 04, 2019, at 05:49 pm
Guwahati, May 4 (IBNS): Tremors were felt in Assam and other north east states as 5.2 magnitude earthquake Myanmar-India Border Region on Saturday, officials said.
Himachal Pradesh: 4.2 earthquake hits Mandi
May 03, 2019, at 04:47 pm
Mandi, May 3 (IBNS): An earthquake measuring 4.2 on the Richter Scale hit Mandi district of Himachal Pradesh on Friday, officials said.
Earthquake of 5.5 magnitude hits Northeast
Apr 24, 2019, at 03:31 pm
Shillong, Apr 24 (UNI): An earthquake of 5.5 magnitude hit several Northeastern states including Assam on Wednesday morning.
Nepal: Tremors felt in Kathmandu, no casualty
Apr 24, 2019, at 08:47 am
Kathmandu, Apr 24 (IBNS): As Nepal is gearing up to observe fourth anniversary of the devastating earthquake that hit the nation in 2015, two back-to-back tremors were felt in the Kathmandu Valley and surrounding areas on Wednesday, officials said.
6.1 magnitude earthquake hits Arunachal Pradesh, no casualty
Apr 24, 2019, at 08:32 am
New Delhi, Apr 24 (IBNS): An earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter Scale hit India's Arunachal Pradesh state on the early hours of Wednesday, officials said.
3.4 magnitude earthquake hits Maharashtra's Palghar, no casualty
Apr 15, 2019, at 06:25 pm
Palghar, Apr 15 (IBNS): An earthquake measuring 3.4 on the Richter Scale hit Maharashtra's Palghar area on Monday.
4.5 magnitude earthquake hits Nicobar Islands
Apr 06, 2019, at 03:34 pm
Port Blair, Apr 6 (IBNS): An earthquake measuring 4.5 on the Richter Scale hit Nicobar Islands Region in India on Saturday, officials said.
6.5 earthquake near Alaska, no casualties reported
Apr 03, 2019, at 12:58 pm
Moscow, Apr 3 (Sputnik): A 6.5-magnitude earthquake was registered off the coast of Kiska island of the Aleutian Islands near Alaska on Tuesday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said.
Moderate 5.5 magnitude earthquake registered in Indian Ocean: US Geological Survey
Mar 10, 2019, at 04:53 pm
Moscow, Mar 10 (Sputnik) A moderate 5.5 magnitude earthquake was registered in the Indian Ocean on Sunday morning, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS).
Earthquake measuring 6.1 on Richter Scale hits Afghanistan, tremors felt in India, Pakistan
Feb 02, 2019, at 07:43 pm
New Delhi/Kabul/Islamabad, Feb 2 (IBNS): An earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter Scale hit Hindu Kush region in Afghanistan on Saturday as tremors were also felt in several parts of Pakistan and India, officials said.
6 magnitude earthquake hits Andaman and Nicobar, no casualty
Jan 17, 2019, at 03:55 pm
Port Blair, Jan 17 (IBNS): An earthquake measuring 6 on the Richter Scale hit Andaman and Nicobar Islands on Thursday, officials said.
Is Haiti better prepared for disasters, 9 years on from the 2010 earthquake?
Jan 13, 2019, at 04:33 pm
New York, Jan 13 (IBNS):Half a capital city destroyed, 220,000 reported dead and 1 million residents displaced. This was the toll of the 2010 Haiti earthquake, which struck on 12 January, 9 years ago.
5.9 earthquake hits Gilan-e Gharb in Iran
Jan 07, 2019, at 08:55 am
Tehran, Jan 7 (IBNS): An earthquake measuring 5.9 on the Richter Scale hit western city of Gilan-e Gharb in Iran on Sunday, media reports said on Monday.
5 magnitude earthquake hits Japan, no casualty
Nov 27, 2018, at 09:21 am
Tokyo, Nov 27 (IBNS): An earthquake measuring 5.0 struck Japan's southern Ibaraki Prefecture on Tuesday, weather officials said.
6.3 earthquake hits border area between Iraq and Iran, 350 hurt
Nov 26, 2018, at 09:53 am
Baghdad, Nov 26 (IBNS): At least 350 people were hurt as a 6.3 magnitude earthquake hit the border area between Iraq and Iran on Sunday, as per the US Geological Survey.
5 magnitude earthquake hits Indo-Nepal border, no casualty
Nov 11, 2018, at 06:11 pm
Pithoragarh, Nov 11 (IBNS): An earthquake measuring 5 on the Richter Scale hit Indo-Nepal border in Uttarakhand state of India on Sunday, as per the India Meteorological Department.
6.1 earthquake hits New Zealand, no casualty
Oct 30, 2018, at 09:16 am
Wellington, Oct 30 (IBNS): An earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter Scale hit New Zealand' North Island on Tuesday, as per the US Geological Survey.
Oct 10, 2018, at 09:39 am
New York, Oct 10 (IBNS): Following the series of devastating earthquakes, tsunami and landslides on 28 September in Indonesia, the death toll has risen to 2,010, with around 10,700 seriously injured and nearly 700 still reported missing, according to United Nations agencies on Tuesday.
5.3 magnitude earthquake hits Japan, no casualty
Oct 05, 2018, at 08:20 am
Tokyo, Oct 5 (IBNS): An earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter Scale hit Japan's northernmost Hokkaido prefecture on Friday, as per the Japan Meteorological Agency.
Indonesia tsunami and earthquake: Death toll touches 844, new bodies found under church
Oct 02, 2018, at 11:38 am
Jakarta, Oct 2 (IBNS): At least 34 new bodies have have been pulled out from under a church which was buried in an earthquake triggered landslide in Indonesia's Central Sulawesi province.
Magnitude 6 earthquake hits Indonesia's Sumba Island
Oct 02, 2018, at 09:51 am
Jakarta, Oct 2 (INS): An earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter Scale hit Indonesia's Sumba island on Tuesday, officials said.
UN system mobilizing to support Indonesia, following earthquake and tsunami disaster
Oct 02, 2018, at 08:51 am
New York, Oct 2 (IBNS): Rescue workers are still trying to reach areas of Sulawesi in Indonesia affected by an earthquake and tsunami, UN humanitarians said on Monday, noting that more than 840 people have died and more than 600 have been severely injured in the disaster.
Massive earthquake in Indonesia leaves hundreds dead: UN chief ‘deeply saddened’
Sep 30, 2018, at 03:59 pm
New York, Sept 30 (IBNS): Following a major, 7.5 magnitude earthquake in Indonesia’s Central Sulawesi province on Friday, the United Nations Secretary General António Guterres said in a statement that he’s “deeply saddened” by the “terrible loss of life” and injuries from the disaster.
Two mild intensity earthquakes hit Assam
Sep 25, 2018, at 10:29 am
Guwahati, Sep 25 (IBNS): Two mild intensity earthquakes rocked Assam on Tuesday morning.
West Bengal: Youth dies after falling down stairs during earthquake evacuation
Sep 12, 2018, at 03:44 pm
Kolkata/Siliguri, Sep 12 (IBNS): A 22-year-old man died after falling down stairs while evacuating his house at Santinagar area in Siliguri city in northern West Bengal's Darjeeling district on Wednesday morning, during a mild earthquake that shook Assam, Sikkim and parts of West Bengal, reports said.
4.6 earthquake hits Jammu and Kashmir, no casualty
Sep 12, 2018, at 09:51 am
Srinagar, Sept 12 (IBNS): An earthquake measuring 4.6 on the Richter Scale hit Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, as per India Meteorological Department (IMD).
3.8 earthquake hits Haryana, tremors felt in New Delhi
Sep 09, 2018, at 07:45 pm
New Delhi, Sept 9 (IBNS): An earthquake measuring 3.8 on the Richter Scale hit Haryana's Jhajjar district as tremors of it were felt in Delhi and the National Capital Region on Sunday, officials said.