Earthquake

January 13, 2025 7:16 PM

Magnitude 6.9 earthquake hits southern Japan

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.9 struck the Kyushu region of southern Japan on Monday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. Tsunami advisories for waves of a maximum height of 1 metre were issued for the southern prefectures of Miyazaki and Kochi. A 20-centimetre tsunami was later recorded reaching Miyazaki city, public broadcaster NHK reported. The city - the prefectural capital - has a population of roughly 400,000 people. There were no abnormalities reported at the Ikata ...

January 8, 2025 12:38 PM

Urgency mounts in search for survivors of powerful Tibet earthquake

Over 400 people trapped by rubble in earthquake-stricken Tibet were rescued, Chinese officials said on Wednesday, with an unknown number still unaccounted for after a tremor rocked the Himalayan foothills and shifted the region's landscape. The epicentre of Tuesday's magnitude 6.8 quake, one of the region's most powerful tremors in recent years, was located in Tingri in China's Tibet, about 80 km (50 miles) north of Mount Everest, the world's highest mountain. It also shook buildings in neigh...

January 7, 2025 9:04 AM

Earthquake of 7.1 magnitude jolts Nepal and Tibet

A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Nepal’s Lobuche region early Tuesday morning, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). The quake, which occurred around 6:35 AM IST, was centered approximately 93 kilometers northeast of Lobuche. India's National Centre for Seismology (NCS) also reported a series of earthquakes in the Xizang region of Tibet, which lies within the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. The first tremor, measuring 7.1 in magnitude, was recorded at the same time—6:3...

January 3, 2025 11:34 AM

4.4 Magnitude earthquake hits Mugu in Karnali province, following 4.8 quake in Sindhupalchowk

An earthquake occurred in Mugu in Karnali Province this morning. According to the National Earthquake Measuring and Research Centre, an earthquake measuring 4.4 on the Richter scale was recorded in Mugu district at 8:03 this morning. Earlier on Thursday, an earthquake of 4.8 on the Richter scale was recorded in Sindhupalchowk of Bagmati Province. Kathmandu Valley experienced a jolt of earthquake yesterday afternoon. The earthquake measuring 4.8 on the Richter Scale was recorded in Sindhup...

August 15, 2024 4:15 PM

Northeastern Taiwan rattled by 5.7 magnitude quake, no immediate reports of damage

A 5.7 magnitude earthquake struck off Taiwan's northeastern county of Yilan on Thursday, the island's central weather administration said, with no immediate reports of damage. The quake shook buildings in the capital, Taipei. The quake had a depth of 9 km, the weather administration said, and was just off its northeastern shore. Subway services in Taipei continued at a lower speed immediately after the quake, authorities said. Taiwan lies near the junction of two tectonic plates and is prone ...

May 29, 2024 8:40 PM

5.5 magnitude earthquake jolts Bangladesh

An earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Reichter scale jolted Dhaka and adjoining areas in Bangladesh on Wednesday evening. The tremors were felt in Dhaka, Chattogram, Sylhet and some other parts of Bangladesh. The earthquake, measuring 5.5 on the Reichter scale, was felt at 7:13 pm which lasted for a few seconds, according to the Bangladesh Meteorological Department. The epicentre of the earthquake was in Myanmar, about 439km East of Dhaka. No reports of loss to property or life has been reported...

April 3, 2024 3:27 PM

Taiwan’s strongest earthquake in 25 years kills nine; 50 missing

Taiwan's biggest earthquake in at least 25 years killed nine people on Wednesday, injuring more than 800, while 50 went missing en route to a national park, authorities said, as rescuers used ladders to bring others to safety. Television broadcast images of buildings tilted at precarious angles in the mountainous, sparsely populated eastern county of Hualien, near the epicentre of the 7.2 magnitude quake, which struck just offshore at about 8 a. m. (0000GMT). "It was very strong. It felt as if...