Earthquake of magnitude 3.7 strikes Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda

Earthquake of magnitude 3.7 strikes Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda

An earthquake measuring 3.7 on the Richter scale struck Doda in Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, according to the National Centre for Seismology (NCS). In an update posted on X, the NCS reported that the earthquake occurred at a depth of 5 kilometers at the coordinates 33.00 N latitude and 75.94 E longitude. So far, … Read more

Magnitude 5.7 earthquake strikes near capital of New Zealand

Magnitude 5.7 earthquake strikes near capital of New Zealand

wellington, new zealand —  A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck near New Zealand’s capital city of Wellington, government seismic monitor GeoNet said on Sunday, but initial reports indicated there were no injuries or significant damage. The quake hit at 5:08 a.m. on Sunday (1608 GMT on Saturday) striking 25 kilometers (15.5 miles) west of Wellington at … Read more

Mild earthquake felt on Vancouver Island, Lower Mainland

Mild earthquake felt on Vancouver Island, Lower Mainland

A 3.8 magnitude earthquake near Sidney, B.C., rattled parts of Vancouver Island and Metro Vancouver Thursday morning.  Earthquakes Canada reports it happened just after 4 a.m. PT. The earthquake’s centre was about 11 kilometres east of Sidney, B.C., and about 75 kilometres south of Vancouver.  Collin Paul, a seismologist with Natural Resources Canada, said the earthquake was … Read more

Magnitude 6.4 earthquake rattles B.C.’s northern coast

Magnitude 6.4 earthquake rattles B.C.’s northern coast

A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck off the southern tip of B.C’s Haida Gwaii on Sunday, followed by a series of aftershocks. According to Earthquakes Canada, the tremors were felt in Sandspit and Masset in the Haida Gwaii archipelago, parts of northern Vancouver Island including Port Hardy and Gold River, and as far as Terrace and Kitimat … Read more

New early earthquake warning system activated in B.C.

New early earthquake warning system activated in B.C.

An earthquake early detection system has been activated in British Columbia to provide the public with a few seconds of warning ahead of a potentially harmful tremor. Federal Energy and Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson said when a strong earthquake is detected, alerts will be transmitted automatically to British Columbians via cellphones, radio and televisions.  The alerts will be sent “seconds to tens … Read more

Minor earthquake hits Oman Sea, tremors felt in UAE

Minor earthquake hits Oman Sea, tremors felt in UAE

Photo: NCM/Instagram Muscat: An earthquake of 3.0 magnitude was recorded in the Oman Sea on Sunday, August 18. In a post on social media, the UAE’s National Seismic Network (NSN) of the National Centre of Meteorology (NCM) reported the quake near the coast of Dibba at 12:14 pm UAE time (1:44 pm IST). At a depth … Read more

Japanese urged to avoid panic buying as ‘megaquake’ fears spread

Japanese urged to avoid panic buying as ‘megaquake’ fears spread

TOKYO: Authorities in Japan urged people to avoid hoarding as anxiety over a possible “megaquake” triggered a spike in demand for disaster kits and daily necessities on Saturday (Aug 10). In its first such advisory, the weather agency said a huge earthquake was more likely in the aftermath of a 7.1-magnitude jolt in the south of … Read more

Earthquake of magnitude 5 strikes Iran

Earthquake of magnitude 5 strikes Iran

Tehran: At least four people were killed and more than 120 others injured in a magnitude-5.0 earthquake that jolted Kashmar County in the northeastern Iranian province of Khorasan Razavi, the media reported. Out of those injured, 35 were hospitalised while the rest were discharged after receiving treatment, the official news agency IRNA quoted Kashmar Governor … Read more

Big aftershocks rock Hualien county in Taiwan weeks after 7.2 earthquake

Big aftershocks rock Hualien county in Taiwan weeks after 7.2 earthquake

Taiwan’s Hualien county was hit by a series of earthquakes – with the highest magnitude at 6.3 – in the early hours of Tuesday morning. The county, along the east coast of the island, experienced the two strongest shocks in about six minutes, according to Taiwan’s Central Weather Administration which recorded a 6.0-magnitude quake at … Read more