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
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
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
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
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
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
Representative image Riyadh: An earthquake of 3.6 magnitude was recorded in the east of Al-Shannan in the Hail region of Saudi Arabia on Friday, June 28. A video capturing the aftermath of the earthquake was shared on social media. Watch the video of the earthquake in the Hail region In a post on X platform, … Read more
