Turkey-Syria earthquakes: Death toll crosses 8,000

Feb 08, 2023, at 03:31 pm

Ankara/Damascus: The death toll from Monday's devastating earthquake in Türkey and Syria has risen to 8,364, according to data released by authorities and rescuers.

Turkey Earthquake: Death toll touches 3,381

Feb 07, 2023, at 10:33 pm

Ankara: The death toll from Monday's earthquakes in Turkey has risen to 3,381, the country's Disaster and Emergency Management Authority said Tuesday.

Turkey-Syria Earthquake: Death toll crosses 4,000

Feb 07, 2023, at 02:29 pm

Istanbul: The death toll due to the magnitude 7.7 earthquake which hit Turkey and Syria on Monday has crossed 4,000, media reports said on Tuesday.

Over 600 die as strong earthquake rocks Turkey, Syria

Feb 06, 2023, at 08:51 pm

Ankara: At least 284 people died as a magnitude 7.4 earthquake hit Turkey's Gaziantep city  region and caused severe damage in neighbouring Syria as well.

Turkey earthquake: Death toll now stands at 76

Feb 06, 2023, at 04:38 pm

Ankara/UNI: At least 76 earthquake-related deaths have been reported across seven provinces in Turkey, while another 440 people were injured, Turkey’s Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) said.

Turkey: 5 die as magnitude 7.8 earthquake hits Gaziantep

Feb 06, 2023, at 02:41 pm

Ankara: At least five people died as a powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit  Gaziantep city in south-eastern Turkey on Sunday.

At least two killed, 664 injured in 5.9-magnitude quake in northwestern Iran

Jan 29, 2023, at 06:50 pm

Tehran/UNI: At least two people were killed and 664 others injured in a 5.9-magnitude earthquake that jolted West Azarbaijan province in northwestern Iran on Saturday night, local media reported.

6.1 magnitude earthquake strikes Indonesia

Nov 06, 2022, at 03:22 pm

Jakarta/UNI: 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.

China: Earthquake death toll rises to 65

Sep 06, 2022, at 05:41 pm

Chengdu/UNI: A total of 65 people have been killed in a 6.8-magnitude earthquake that jolted Luding County in southwest China's Sichuan Province on Monday, local authorities said on Tuesday.

Countries urged to ‘dig deep’ and support Afghanistan in aftermath of deadly earthquake

Jun 27, 2022, at 11:59 pm

New York: The top UN official in Afghanistan appealed on Sunday for greater international support for the country, following a one-day visit to communities hit hard by the devastating earthquake on Wednesday.

UN agencies rush to aid Afghanistan following deadly quake

Jun 24, 2022, at 08:45 pm

New York: The UN and partners have rushed to support Afghanistan following a devastating earthquake that hit two provinces in the east of the country early on Wednesday morning.

Earthquake kills 1000 people in Afghanistan's Paktika province; over 1500 injured

Jun 23, 2022, at 01:31 am

Kabul: The death toll in a 5.9 magnitude earthquake that rocked Afghanistan's eastern parts last night has jumped to 1,000, media reports said.

Japan earthquake kills 3, disrupts transport

Mar 17, 2022, at 05:06 pm

Tokyo/UNI: A 7.4-magnitude quake that struck off Japan's Pacific coast has left at least three people dead and more than 190 injured.

Three injured as earthquake hits northeast of Japan, say reports

Oct 06, 2021, at 07:38 pm

Tokyo/UNI/Sputnik: Three people were injured when a 5.9-magnitude earthquake struck the northeast of Japan Wednesday, the Kyodo news agency reported.

Magnitude 5.6 quake strikes off central Indonesia

Aug 05, 2021, at 08:08 pm

Jakarta/Xinhua: An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.6 jolted East Nusa Tenggara province in central Indonesia on Thursday, the meteorology and geophysics agency said here.

6.1 magnitude earthquake occurs South of Panama: USGS

Jul 18, 2021, at 02:53 pm

Buenos Aires/UNI/Sputnik: A 6.1-magnitude earthquake has hit south of Panama, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) reports.

7.4-magnitude quake hits China's Qinghai province

May 22, 2021, at 07:44 am

Beijing/UNI: A 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck China's Qinghai Province at 0204 hrs (local time) on Saturday.

Another quake jolts Japan's Fukushima prefecture

Feb 14, 2021, at 09:43 pm

Tokyo/UNI : Another earthquake of magnitude 5.2 on the Richter scale struck off Japan's Fukushima Prefecture on Sunday shortly after the region was hit by a strong earthquake, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.

Japan’s 7.3-magnitude earthquake leaves over 100 injured

Feb 14, 2021, at 02:00 pm

Tokyo/Sputnik: More Than 100 people were injured as a result of the 7.3-magnitude earthquake that struck off Japan’s Fukushima Prefecture on Saturday, the Kyodo news agency reported on Sunday.

Tsunami warning for South Pacific region after 7.7 magnitude earthquake

Feb 11, 2021, at 07:21 am

Sydney/IBNS: A Tsunami generated after a 7.7 magnitude earthquake shook the South Pacific region has put the island nations in the area under threat.

Earthquake of magnitude 6.3 jolts Croatia

Dec 30, 2020, at 07:21 am

Zagreb/Sputnik: A magnitude 6.3 earthquake rocked Croatia on Tuesday, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre said.

Turkey quake: Death toll rises to 51

Nov 01, 2020, at 09:38 pm

Ankara/UNI: Death toll from Friday's earthquake that struck  Turkey's Aegean region rose to 51 on Sunday morning.

Magnitude 5.8 quake occurs near Crete: Seismologists

May 03, 2020, at 08:30 am

Athens/Sputnik: A magnitude 5.8 earthquake has occurred near the Greek island of Crete, 78.9 miles south of its capital Heraklion, according to the seismological laboratory of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.

Japan: 5.5-magnitude quake strikes off Fukushima Prefecture, no tsunami warning issued

Feb 12, 2020, at 07:09 pm

Tokyo/UNI: An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.5 on Wednesday struck off Japan's Fukushima Prefecture, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA).

Haiti earthquake victims honoured at UN, with pledge to safeguard the nation’s future

Jan 18, 2020, at 09:36 am

New York/IBNS: More than 200,000 Haitians who perished in the devastating earthquake which struck the island nation ten years ago, were honoured in a solemn ceremony of remembrance at UN Headquarters in New York on Friday, along with 102 staffers who died – the single greatest loss of life in the Organization’s history.

Dozens of earthquakes registered in northern part of Russia’s Kamchatka: Seismologists

Jan 10, 2020, at 10:44 am

Petropav-Kamchatsky, Russia/Sputnik: Dozens of earthquakes were registered on Thursday-Friday in the northern part of the Kamchatka Peninsula in the Russian Far East, the regional branch of the Geophysical Survey of the Russian Academy of Sciences (GS RAS) told Sputnik.

WHO working to save lives following powerful earthquake in Albania

Nov 28, 2019, at 06:03 pm

New York/IBNS: Staff from the World Health Organization (WHO) are assisting authorities in Albania following an earthquake which killed at least 25 people and left more than 650 injured.

Magnitude 6.3 quake rocks Alaska in US

Nov 24, 2019, at 12:25 pm

Juneau, Alaska/UNI: A 6.3 magnitude quake jolted the Andrean of Islands here in the wee hours of Sunday morning, according to the US Geological Survey.

Magnitude 5.8 earthquake hits parts of Pakistan

Oct 14, 2019, at 03:46 pm

Islamabad, Oct 14 (Xinhua) A 5.8-magnitude earthquake rocked several cities in Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province and northern areas on Monday morning, the country's National Seismic Monitoring Center (NSMC) said.

Death toll in Indonesia quake rises to 30, about 25,000 flee home

Sep 29, 2019, at 10:40 am

Jakarta, Sep 29 (Xinhua) The number of casualties climbed to 30 with 156 others injured, while around 25,000 people took shelters, a senior disaster agency official said on Sunday after a 6.5-magnitude quake hit Indonesia's eastern Maluku province three days ago.