6.2 magnitude earthquake hits Philippines: EMSC

Sep 29, 2019, at 10:09 am

Moscow, Sep 29 (Sputnik): A magnitude 6.2 earthquake hit the Philippine island of Mindanao, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said Sunday.

Pakistan: 75 hurt due to aftershocks in quake-hit area

Sep 27, 2019, at 09:37 am

Islamabad: Days after Pakistan was hit by a magnitude 6.3 earthquake this week, several aftershocks rocked the cities of Mirpur and Jhelum on Thursday and left 75 people injured, media reports said.

Magnitude 5.9 earthquake strikes off Indonesian coast

Sep 22, 2019, at 10:03 am

Jakarta, Sep 22 (UNI) A magnitude 5.9 earthquake has struck off the Indonesian coast, the US Geological Survey (USGS) reported on Saturday.

Kazakhstan hit with 5.4 magnitude earthquake: Interior Ministry

Aug 18, 2019, at 12:26 pm

Almaty, Aug 18 (Sputnik): A 5.4 magnitude earthquake hit Kazakhstan's Almaty Region on Sunday, a representative from the country's interior ministry told Sputnik.

7.4-magnitude earthquake jolts Indonesia's Banten province, tsunami warning issued

Aug 02, 2019, at 11:31 pm

Jakarta, Aug 2 (Xinhua) An earthquake measuring 7.4-magnitude struck off Indonesia's Banten province on Friday, and authorities issued a tsunami warning, Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency (BMKG) said.

6.9 magnitude earthquake hits Indonesia, triggers tsunami warning

Jul 07, 2019, at 09:53 pm

Jakarta, Jul 7 (IBNS): A strong 6.9 magnitude earthquake hit Indonesia on Sunday, the US Geological Survey reported.

Magnitude 7.1 earthquake hits southern California, strongest in 20 years

Jul 06, 2019, at 10:32 am

Los Angeles, Jul 5 (Xinhua) A magnitude 7.1 earthquake on Friday hit southern California at 8:19 pm local time (0319 GMT Saturday).

Second Quake Hits Canada Off Pacific Coast, Aftershocks Rattle California - Gov’t. Monitor

Jul 06, 2019, at 06:59 am

Washington, Jul 6 (Sputnik/UNI) Canada has registered its second earthquake in two days off the coast of Vancouver Island, estimated at magnitudes of 4.9 and 5.0, the federal government's monitoring service Earthquakes Canada reported.

5.1 magnitude quake shakes western France

Jun 21, 2019, at 05:17 pm

Paris, Jun 21 (Xinhua/UNI) A 5.1 magnitude earthquake struck western France on Friday morning but did not cause any major damage, the country's Central Office of Seismology announced.

China earthquake: Death toll rises to 12, search operation continues

Jun 18, 2019, at 12:58 pm

Chengdu, Jun 18 (Xinhua): Twelve people died and another 125 were injured after a 6.0-magnitude earthquake hit southwest China's Sichuan Province on Monday night, China's Ministry of Emergency Management said Tuesday.

6.1 earthquake registered near Kingdom of Tonga: US geological survey

Jun 16, 2019, at 10:18 am

Moscow, Jun 16 (Sputnik) A 6.1 magnitude earthquake was registered on Sunday near the shore of the Kingdom of Tonga, the US Geological Survey said.

5.5-magnitude earthquake rattles New Zealand's Milford Sound

Jun 09, 2019, at 10:42 am

Wellington, Jun 9 (UNI) A 5.5-magnitude earthquake struck at 0324 hrs on Sunday, 40 km northeast of South Island's Milford Sound, which is located on New Zealand's Alpine Fault.

Quake-damaged port on China-Nepal border to resume cargo service

May 28, 2019, at 04:43 pm

Lhasa, May 28 (Xinhua/UNI) The port of Zham on the China-Nepal border will resume its cargo service Wednesday, four years after it was closed due to a massive earthquake, according to a press conference held by the information office of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region Tuesday.

Magnitude-5.8 earthquake rattles Ilocos Norte in northern Philippines

May 06, 2019, at 10:49 am

Manila, May 6 (Xinhua): An earthquake of 5.8-magnitude struck Ilocos Norte province in the northern Philippines on Monday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said.

Earthquake of 6.1 magnitude struck Philippines, six killed

Apr 23, 2019, at 11:02 am

Manila, Apr 23 (Xinhua): At least six people were killed after a 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck the Philippines main Luzon island on Monday afternoon, local media reported.

Earthquake hits Iran, tremors felt in UAE

Feb 10, 2019, at 06:01 pm

Tehran, Feb 10 (IBNS): An earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter Scale hit Iran on Sunday as tremors of it were felt in the UAE, as per USGS website.

7.2 magnitude earthquake strikes off Philippines coast

Dec 29, 2018, at 02:22 pm

Manila, Dec 29 (IBNS) : A 7.2-magnitude earthquake has struck off the coast of Mindanao, a southern Philippine island,on Saturday, producing a tsunami threat for parts of the Pacific, media reports said.

Canada: Earthquake strikes St. John in BC; no damage

Nov 30, 2018, at 04:02 pm

St John, Nov 30 (IBNS): An earthquake of magnitude 4.5 struck near St. John, British Columbia (BC) in Canada on Thursday, media reports said.

6.8 earthquake hits Greece, no injury

Oct 26, 2018, at 04:17 pm

Athens, Oct 26 (IBNS): An earthquake measuring 6.8 on the Richter Scale hit Mouzaki area of Greece on Friday, as per the USGS website.

China: 5.5 earthquake hits Xinjiang, no casualty

Sep 04, 2018, at 09:08 am

Beijing, Sept 4 (IBNS): An earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter Scale hit northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on Tuesday.

4.4 earthquake hits Los Angeles, no casualty

Aug 29, 2018, at 09:43 am

Los Angeles, Aug 29 (IBNS): An earthquake measuring 4.4 on the Richter Scale hit Los Angeles city on US on Wednesday, police said.

Indonesia: Psychological impact on earthquake survivors turns villages into ‘ghost towns’

Aug 08, 2018, at 08:28 am

New York, Aug 8 (IBNS): Following the magnitude 7 earthquake which rocked the Indonesian island of Lombok at the weekend, more than 130 aftershocks have been felt with some villages being turned into “ghost towns”, journalists at the UN in Geneva heard on Tuesday.

Indonesia: Lombok Island earthquake kills 82

Aug 06, 2018, at 09:01 am

Jakarta, Aug 6 (IBNS): At least 82 people were killed as a powerful quake measuring 6.9 on the Richter Scale hit Indonesian Island of Lombok,  media reports said on Monday.

Indonesia: 6.9 magnitude earthquake hits Lombok island, no casualty

Aug 05, 2018, at 07:54 pm

Lombok Island, Aug 5 (IBNS): An earthquake measuring 6.9 on the Richter Scale hit Indonesian island of Lombok on Sunday, US Geological Survey said.

Indonesia earthquake leaves 14 killed

Jul 29, 2018, at 07:41 pm

Bali, July 29 (IBNS): An earthquake measuring 6.4 on the Richter Scale hit   Indonesia's popular tourist island of Lombok and left at least 14 people killed, media reports said.

UN food aid to benefit 60,000 people in earthquake-hit Papua New Guinea

Apr 03, 2018, at 01:53 pm

New York, Apr 3 (JEN): The United Nations emergency food relief agency has airlifted over 80 metric tons of vital nutritional supplements to Papua New Guinea – enough to feed approximately 60,000 people in the earthquake-hit country.

5.3 earthquake hits Iran, no casualty

Apr 02, 2018, at 04:18 am

Tehran, Apr 1 (IBNS): An earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter Scale hit  western Iran on Sunday, as per USGS website.

6.4 magnitude earthquake hits Taiwan, hotel collapses

Feb 07, 2018, at 05:21 am

Taipei, Feb 6 (IBNS):  A 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck the northeast of the city of Hualien in Taiwan on Tuesday night leading to the collapse of a hotel, media reports said.

6.1 earthquake hits Afghanistan, tremors felt in north India, no casualties

Jan 31, 2018, at 06:59 pm

New Delhi, Jan 31 (IBNS) : A 6.1 magnitude earthquake shook the Afghanistan Kabul on Wednesday with the tremors felt across a large part of north India, reports said.

5.2M quake hits Iranian capital

Dec 21, 2017, at 04:44 pm

Tehran, Dec 21 (IBNS): A strong 5.2 magnitude earthquake shook Iran's capital Tehran on Wednesday, reports said.