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October 10, 2025 10:09 AM

Powerful 7.5 magnitude earthquake strikes off southern Philippines, tsunami warnings issued

An earthquake of magnitude 7.5 struck offshore in the southern Philippines on Friday morning, the country's seismology agency said, with tsunami warnings issued in several countries and people in nearby coastal areas urged to move to higher ground. The Phivolcs agency warned of damage and aftershocks from the strong quake, which struck in waters off Manay town in Davao Oriental in the Mindanao region. It revised down the magnitude from an initial reading of 7.6 to 7.5, and put the depth of the...

October 7, 2025 10:48 PM

Quake of magnitude 6.6 shakes Lae city in Papua New Guinea

An earthquake of magnitude 6.6 struck near Papua New Guinea's second largest city Lae on Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said, terrifying mourners in a stadium but with no damage immediately reported. The epicentre was 26 km (16 miles) from Lae, which has a population of over 76,000, according to the USGS. It was also felt in the capital Port Moresby, social media showed. A Papua New Guinea government official, Malum Nalu, said the "very violent" earthquake struck around 9 p.m. when he was...

October 1, 2025 6:01 PM

PM Modi condoles loss of lives in Philippines earthquake

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday expressed condolences following a powerful 6.9-magnitude earthquake that struck the Philippines. He reaffirmed India’s solidarity with the people of the Philippines and offered prayers for the bereaved families. In a post on X, PM Modi said, "Deeply saddened to learn about the loss of lives and the widespread damage caused by the earthquake in the Philippines. My thoughts and prayers are with the bereaved families, and I wish the injured a speedy reco...

October 1, 2025 9:55 AM

Death toll rises to 27 after powerful quake hits central Philippines

The death toll from a 6.9-magnitude earthquake that hit the central Philippines has risen to 69, a disaster official said on Wednesday as the government mobilised agencies to search for survivors and restore power and water supplies. In Bogo city in the north of Cebu province, which was near the epicentre of the shallow quake that struck off the coast just before 10 p.m. on Tuesday, the hospital has been "overwhelmed," Civil Defense official Raffy Alejandro told reporters. The death toll of 69...

September 13, 2025 8:55 AM

Magnitude 7.1 earthquake strikes near east coast of Russia’s Kamchatka region, GFZ says

An earthquake of magnitude 7.1 struck near the east coast of Russia's Kamchatka region on Saturday, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) said. The quake was at a depth 10 km (6.2 miles), GFZ said. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) pegged the magnitude at 7.4, with a depth of 39.5 km (24.5 miles). The Pacific Tsunami Warning System said there was a threat of a possible tsunami from the earthquake. In Japan, to the southwest of the Kamchatka Peninsula, no tsunami warning h...

August 11, 2025 10:23 AM

One killed in 6.1 magnitude earthquake in northwestern Turkey

One person was killed on Sunday when an earthquake of magnitude 6.1 struck northwestern Turkey's Balikesir province, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said, adding 29 people were wounded and 16 buildings collapsed. The quake, which Turkey's AFAD disaster management authority said occurred at around 7:53 p.m., was felt in multiple provinces, including the country's biggest city, Istanbul. Yerlikaya said an 81-year-old person died after being rescued from rubble by emergency teams. He said search...

August 3, 2025 3:22 PM

Russia cancels tsunami warning for Kamchatka after quake, dormant volcano erupts

Russia's Ministry for Emergency Services lifted a tsunami warning for the Kamchatka Peninsula on Sunday after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake hit the nearby Kuril Islands. The ministry had said earlier on the Telegram messaging app that expected wave heights were low, but warned people to move away from the shore. The Pacific Tsunami Warning System, which gauged the quake at 7.0, said, however, there was no tsunami warning after the quake. The U.S. Geological Survey also said the earthquake was at ...

July 10, 2025 9:51 AM

4.4-magnitude earthquake jolts Delhi-NCR

Strong tremors from an earthquake were felt across Delhi-NCR on Thursday, causing panic among residents in the National Capital, Noida, Gurugram, Faridabad, and other nearby areas. According to the National Centre for Seismology, the earthquake was measured to be of 4.4 magnitude on the Richter scale. The epicentre of the earthquake was in Jhajjar, Haryana at a depth of 10 kilometres. The tremors were felt around 9.04 a.m. The strong tremors sparked panic as people rushed outside their offices...

July 8, 2025 12:02 PM

NCS reports 4.1 magnitude quake in Assam’s Karbi Anglong

An earthquake measuring 4.1 on the Richter scale struck Assam’s Karbi Anglong district on Tuesday morning, according to the National Centre for Seismology (NCS). The tremor occurred at 9:22 am IST at a depth of 25 km, with the epicentre located at latitude 26.51°N and longitude 93.15°E, the NCS reported. In a post on X, the NCS said, “EQ of M: 4.1, On: 08/07/2025 09:22:19 IST, Lat: 26.51 N, Long: 93.15 E, Depth: 25 Km, Location: Karbi Anglong, Assam.” This comes a day after an earthqu...

July 3, 2025 1:45 PM

Magnitude 5.5 earthquake strikes southwestern Japan

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.5 hit a remote island in southwestern Japan on Thursday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. The earthquake's epicentre was off the coast of the Tokara island chain in Kagoshima prefecture nearly 1,200 kilometres (745 miles) from Tokyo, the agency said, adding that a tsunami warning had not been issued. The quake hit at a depth of 20 km (12 miles), giving it a seismic intensity of '6 lower' on Japan's 1-7 scale on Akuseki Island, the agency sai...