Earthquake struck off the west coast of Indonesia’s Sumatra island Friday (Representational) Jakarta: A 6.6-magnitude earthquake struck off the west coast of Indonesia’s Sumatra island Friday, the United States Geological Survey said. The shallow quake hit at 12:30 (0630 GMT) near the island of Nias, about 250 kilometres (160 miles) south of Sinabang. (Except for […]
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6.8 Magnitude Earthquake Rattles Japan, No Tsunami Warning Issued
USGS and Japan’s meteorological agency said there was no tsunami risk. (Representational) Tokyo, Japan: A 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck off Japan’s northeastern coast on Saturday but no tsunami warning was issued, Japanese and US authorities said, with no immediate reports of damage. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) said the mid-morning quake hit at a depth […]
6.4 magnitude earthquake strikes near Sonitpur, Assam | Earthquake: असम में 6.4 तीव्रता का भूकंप, उत्तर बंगाल के कई इलाकों में भी तेज झटके महसूस किए गए
डिजिटल डेस्क, नई दिल्ली। उत्तर-पूर्व के साथ-साथ उत्तर बंगाल के कुछ हिस्सों में बुधवार सुबह भूकंप के जोरदार झटके महसूस किए गए। इस भूकंप में जान-माल के नुकसान की कोई जानकारी नहीं है। हालांकि कुछ जगहों पर टूटी हुई दीवारों और क्रैक की तस्वीरें सामने आई है। नेशनल सेंटर फॉर सीस्मोलॉजी के मुताबिक यह भूकंप […]
6 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Nias Region In Indonesia
The earthquake was 325 km southwest of Padangsidempuan in North Sumatra. (Representational) An earthquake of magnitude 6 struck in the Nias region in western Indonesia, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said on Tuesday. EMSC said the quake was at a depth of 10 km, after reporting a depth of 2 km earlier with 5.9 magnitude. […]
Earthquake of magnitude 6 strikes Nias region in western Indonesia: EMSC
An earthquake of magnitude 6 struck in the Nias region in western Indonesia, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said on Tuesday. EMSC said the quake was at a depth of 10 km, after reporting a depth of 2 km earlier with 5.9 magnitude. The earthquake was 325 km southwest of the city of Padangsidempuan in […]
Earthquake of 5.9 Magnitude Hits Southern Iran’s Bushehr, Says Local Media
A magnitude 5.9 earthquake on Sunday struck Iran’s southern province of Bushehr, where a nuclear power plant is located, but there were no immediate reports of major damage, state television said. The epicentre of the quake was the town of Rig and hospitals in nearby cities and provinces were on alert, with rescue teams and […]
5.9 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Iran, 5 Injured: Report
Iran’s deadliest quake was a 7.4-magnitude tremor in 1990 that killed 40,000 people. Tehran: A 5.9-magnitude earthquake Sunday hit Iran’s southwestern Bushehr province, which houses a nuclear power plant, injuring five people but causing no major damage, state media said. The 10-kilometre (six mile) deep quake hit 27 kilometres northwest of the port city of […]
Earthquake Death Count Rises To 7 In Indonesia
The quake struck at a relatively deep 82 kilometres (50 miles). (File) Jakarta: At least seven people were killed after a 6.0 magnitude quake struck off the coast of Indonesia’s main Java island Saturday, as the country reels from a cyclone disaster in another part of the archipelago. The afternoon quake hit offshore about 45 […]
Earthquake in Indonesia’s Java, Bali Kills 6; No Tsunami Warning
A strong earthquake killed at least six people and damaged buildings on Indonesia’s main island of Java and shook the tourist hotspot of Bali, officials said Saturday. No tsunami warnings were posted. The US Geological Survey said the magnitude 6.0 quake struck off the island’s southern coast at 2:00 pm local time (0700 GMT). It […]
6.0-magnitude earthquake strikes off Indonesia coast: USGS
JAKARTA: A 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia‘s Java island Saturday, the United States Geological Survey said, but no tsunami warning was issued. The quake hit at a depth of 82 kilometers (50 miles), about 45 kilometers southwest of Malang city in East Java. There were no immediate reports of casualties, but the […]