“MEGAQUAKE” This week, government scientists marginally increased the probability of a vast “megaquake” along the undersea Nankai Trough over the next 30 years to 75-82 per cent. Such a jolt could potentially have a devastating 8-9 magnitude earthquake, trigger colossal tsunamis, kill several hundred thousand people and cause billions of dollars in damage, experts say. … Read more
Search and rescue workers were battling high altitude and frigid weather as they searched for survivors a day after a massive earthquake killed 126 people in western China’s Tibet autonomous region. The magnitude 6.8 quake struck the county of Tingri, at the foot of Mount Everest, known as Mount Qomolangma in China, on Tuesday morning. … Read more
Beijing — A strong earthquake killed at least 53 people in Tibet on Tuesday and left many others trapped as dozens of aftershocks shook the region of western China and across the border in Nepal. The official Xinhua News Agency said 62 other people were injured, citing the regional disaster relief headquarters. About 1,500 fire … Read more
The quake hit the Falaj Al Mualla area in Umm Al Quwain. Photo: @ncmuae/X 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 Meteorology (NCM) in UAE said that the quake struck … Read more
Taiwan authorities have issued death certificates for two Singaporeans who went missing more than eight months ago after a massive earthquake hit Hualien county. According to Taiwanese media reports, the Hualien District Court said the couple should be presumed dead as they still have not been found. The certificates for Mr Sim Hwee Kok and Ms … Read more
Earthquake shakes Cape Town as Northern Cape tremor raises questions about safety. If you woke up in Cape Town on Sunday morning feeling your house or windows shaking, you weren’t imagining things. A significant earthquake originating in the Northern Cape sent tremors across parts of the Western Cape, rattling homes and sparking concern. A magnitude … Read more
WELLINGTON: Vanuatu’s capital was without water on Wednesday, a day after reservoirs were destroyed by a violent magnitude 7.3 earthquake that wrought havoc on the South Pacific island nation, with the number of people killed and injured expected to rise.The government’s disaster management office said early Wednesday that 14 deaths were confirmed, but hours later … Read more
Representational image 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 at 7:32 a.m. local time at a depth of 10 km with its epicentre at Haftkel County, also shook Masjed Soleyman … Read more
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
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
