Earthquake

A moderate earthquake of 5.7 magnitude on the Richter Scale, has hit North India at 3:38 PM this afternoon. Tremors were felt in Srinagar, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Delhi NCR. Epicentre was located at the Hindukush mountains in…

A moderate intensity earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale shook the Kashmir valley in the early hours of Tuesday. "A moderate intensity earthquake occurred at 3.40 a.m. today," an official of the local MET department here told.…

An earthquake measuring 5.6 on the Richter scale jolted parts of Pakistan and Afghanistan on Tuesday, media reported. The epicentre of the quake was recorded at the Afghanistan-Tajikistan border region, according to the Pakistan…

Guwahati/Kolkata, June 28: A 5.6-magnitude earthquake on Sunday left two people injured in Assam's Kokrajhar district. The temblor also hit north Bengal but there was no report of any injury or damage to property. The quake, having its…

India on Thursday announced an aid of $1 billion for rebuilding Nepal, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj announced at an international donors meet in Kathmandu. The aid will be used in the reconstruction of physical infrastructure as…

The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has called for urgent help for farmers in earthquake-hit Nepal, where one million people face the risk of prolonged food insecurity, said a UN spokesperson. FAO appealed for $20 million since…

The devastating April 25 earthquake and the aftershocks thereafter have moved Mount Everest by three cms, media reported on Tuesday. According to China's National Administration of Surveying, Mapping and Geo information, the 7.9-magnitude…

The cost for reconstruction of the earthquake-ravaged Nepal is approximately $6,663.1 million, according to a Post-Disaster Needs Assessment (PDNA) carried out by the Nepal Planning Commission on Saturday.  Reconstruction of damaged…

An earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter scale hit Nepal on Thursday night, a media report said on Friday. The National Seismological Centre of Nepal said that the epicentre of Thursday's quake was in Sindhupalchowk district, 65 km off…

Kuala Lumpur, June 6 (IANS): Nine more bodies of climbers were recovered on Mount Kinabalu, the highest mountain in Malaysia, bringing the toll to 11 after a 5.9-magnitude earthquake hit Sabah state on Friday, Tourism Minister Masidi Manjun…