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Mexico earthquake: Magnitude 6.5 tremors hit Mexico City; President Claudia Sheinbaum suspends press conference

An earthquake of 6.5 magnitude hit Mexico city on Friday, according to the national seismological service, quoted by AFP, as tremors hit Mexico’s capital.The country’s President Claudia Sheinbaum had to suspend her daily press conference when the quake struck.The epicentre was said to be near the town of San Marcos in Mexico’s southern state of […]

Taiwan earthquake: 6.1 magnitude tremor strikes Taitung county; depth of 11.9 kilometres

An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 struck Taiwan on Wednesday, according to the local weather agency, quoted by AFP.There were no immediate reports of damage. The quake struck at 5:47 pm (0947 GMT) at a depth of 11.9 kilometres (7 miles) in Taitung county.(More details awaited) Source link

Earthquake Tremors Felt Across Jammu and Kashmir, No Damage Reported | Udaipur Kiran

Srinagar, October 17 (Udaipur Kiran): Mild tremors were felt across several parts of Jammu and Kashmir on Friday evening after a moderate earthquake measuring 5.6 on the Richter scale struck the Afghanistan–Tajikistan border region, officials said. According to the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), the earthquake occurred at around 5:45 p.m., with its epicentre […]

Powerful earthquake at Russian coast: Far East hit with tremors of magnitude 7.4; ‘hazardous’ waves possible

An earthquake of magnitude 7.4 struck off Russian Far East’s Kamchatka on Saturday, USGS reported. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center warned that “hazardous” waves were possible along coasts within 300 kilometres of the epicentre.In July, a massive magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck off Kamchatka peninsula, unleashing tsunamis up to four metres high across the Pacific. The […]

6.0 magnitude earthquake hits Afghanistan: Two children killed in roof collapse; tremors felt in Pakistan

An earthquake of 6.0 magnitude struck eastern Afghanistan late Sunday.The US geological survey (USGS) reported reported that the quake hit at 11:47 pm local time (1917 GMT) at a shallow depth of 8 km, with its epicenter located 27 km east-northeast of Jalalabad in Nangarhar province.Two children were killed and at least 15 others injured […]

Early morning earthquake hits Oman’s Madha region near UAE border amid recent tremors | World News

The 2.2-magnitude earthquake hit Oman’s Madha region near the UAE border at 5:13am, occurring 5km underground with no reported damage A low-magnitude earthquake struck the Omani exclave of Madha early Thursday morning, part of a recent string of minor seismic events recorded across the region. Though the tremor was not felt by residents and had […]

Watch: Buildings collapse after 6.1 magnitude earthquake hits Turkey; tremors felt in Istanbul

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck western Turkey on Sunday, causing damage in the country’s northwestern Balıkesir province. The tremors were felt as far as 200 kilometres south in Istanbul, according to officials. Videos from the affected area showed buildings collapsing during the quake. At least 29 people were injured.Officials reported that the earthquake destroyed approximately […]

Another earthquake hits Russia: 5.1 magnitude quake strikes Kamchatsky region; back-to-back tremors raise alarm | World News

Another earthquake hits Russia; 5.1 magnitude quake strikes Kamchatsky region Fresh tremor of magnitude 5.1 struck far-east in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia today, reported the US Geological Survey (USGS). The tremor was recorded at 07:17:36 (UTC+05:30), with its epicentre located 144 km southeast of the Kamchatsky region at a depth of 25 km.Tremor follows a powerful 8.8-magnitude […]

Earthquake hits New Jersey; tremors felt across parts of New York – What we know so far

A mild earthquake struck parts of New Jersey and New York on Saturday night, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS).The magnitude 3.0 quake hit at 10:18 pm and was centered about six miles underground in Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey, at a depth of 10 kilometers (40.865°N, 74.073°W). People across the area, including parts of […]

6.6 magnitude earthquake strikes near Samoa: Tremor’s epicentre deep below Pacific; No tsunami threat, says USGS

A 6.6 magnitude earthquake struck on Friday near the southwestern shores of Samoa in the Pacific, according to the United States Geological Survey.The seismic event was recorded at 12:37 pm (2337 GMT Thursday), occurring 314 kilometres (195 miles) below the surface and over 400 kilometres from Samoa’s southwestern coastline, as reported by AFP, quoting USGS.The […]