Earthquake
- World
Japan’s space agency to advance earthquake damage estimation programme
Tokyo: Japan’s Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has signed an agreement with Kumamoto prefecture to further develop a programme that estimates building damage caused by earthquakes using satellite imagery, local media reported Friday.…
- India
China expresses gratitude for condolences after 6.8 magnitude Tibet earthquake
Beijing: China on Wednesday expressed “sincere appreciation” to India and other countries for their condolences in wake of the 126 deaths due to a 6.8 magnitude quake in southern Tibet. The 6.8-magnitude…
- World
7.1 Magnitude Earthquake triggers 646 aftershocks in Nepal-Tibet region
Lhasa: A total of 646 aftershocks have been detected as of Wednesday noon after a 7.1-magnitude earthquake jolted the Nepal-Tibet border region, the regional government said. The largest aftershock had a magnitude…
- Bollywood
This is what Manisha Koirala did after earthquake hit Nepal
Mumbai: The earthquake of 7.1 magnitude, which struck Nepal on Tuesday morning did not stop actress Manisha Koirala from hitting the gym. Manisha took to her Instagram stories, where she shared a…
- World
7.1 magnitude earthquake jolts Nepal; tremors felt across north India
New Delhi: A powerful earthquake of 7.1 magnitude struck Nepal on Tuesday morning, sending tremors across parts of North India, including Bihar, West Bengal, Sikkim and Delhi-NCR. The National Centre for Seismology…
- News
Minor earthquake recorded in Oman
Muscat: An earthquake of 3.0 magnitude was recorded in Dhofar Governorate, Oman, on Wednesday, January 1. In a post on X, Oman’s Earthquake Monitoring Center (EMC) said that it it monitored “a…
- Middle East
Mild earthquake strikes UAE
Abu Dhabi: An earthquake of 2.2 magnitude struck in Falaj Al Mualla area in Umm Al Quwain, United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Saturday. In a post on X, the National Centre of…
- Andhra Pradesh
17 days after earthquake in Telangana, now tremors felt in AP
Hyderabad: Residents of Shankarapuram, Polavaram, and Pasugugally in Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh, experienced a series of minor earthquakes on Saturday, December 21. The tremors were felt after the recent earthquake that touched…
- World
Magnitude 7.3 earthquake wrecks tiny island nation Vanuatu
A deadly earthquake, with a magnitude of 7.3 on the Richter Scale wrecked the South Pacific island nation of Vanuatu, on Tuesday, December 17. Many injured are arriving at the hospitals, while…
- Middle East
29 injured as 5.6 magnitude quake shakes Iran
Tehran: At least 29 people were injured as an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.6 jolted the southwestern Iranian province of Khuzestan, the semi-official Fars news agency reported. The quake, which occurred…