Earthquake

Beijing, Feb 8: The toll in the 6.7-magnitude quake that hit Taiwan rose to 35 on Monday. Rescuers working overnight pulled out another body from under the debris, Xinhua reported. More than 50 hours after the earthquake struck on Saturday…

Taipei, Feb 6: At least three people were reported killed and toppled several buildings on Saturday when a 6.5-magnitude earthquake hit Tainan city in southern Taiwan. According to the city's emergency response centre, a total of 127…

Beijing, Jan 19: An earthquake measuring 5.4 on the Richter Scale hit the waters close to Taiwan on Tuesday, according to the China Earthquake Networks Centre (CENC). The quake hit the water at 10.13 a.m. (Beijing Time), Xinhua reported.…

Tokyo, Jan 14: An earthquake measuring 6.7 on the Richter scale jolted Japan's Shizunai town on Thursday, the US Geological Survey (US) said. The quake hit Japan at 3.25 GMT, Xinhua news agency reported.

Kabul, Jan 13: An earthquake measuring 5.6 on the Richter scale jolted South of Jarm, Afghanistan at 08.05 p.m. on Tuesday, the US Geological Survey said. The epicenter, with a depth of 242.94 km, was initially determined to be at…

Jammu/Srinagar, Jan 13: An earthquake of 5.8 magnitude on the Richter scale jolted Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, forcing panicky residents in various cities and towns to run out of their homes onto the streets. "The quake at 1.34 a.m.…

Islamabad, Jan 8: A strong earthquake measuring 5.9 on the Richter Scale hit Pakistan on Friday, the country's Meteorological Department said. The epicentre of the quake was detected at Afghanistan-Tajikistan border region, Dawn online…

Pyongyang, Jan 6: North Korea announced on Wednesday that it has successfully carried out its first hydrogen bomb test. The "total success" of the test, which took place at 10.00 a.m., has turned North Korea into a real nuclear-armed…

Imphal, Jan 5: The newly-constructed building of the Manipur assembly at Chingmeirong here was partially damaged due to Monday's earthquake, an official said here. An engineer who visited the complex along with Works Minister T.…

Imphal/Guwahati, Jan 4: An earthquake measuring 6.7 on the Richter scale jolted north-eastern states and West Bengal early on Monday, killing five people in Manipur and injuring more than 60 across the region. Those killed included four…