Beijing: A strong 6.6 magnitude earthquake hit southwestern China's Sichuan province on Saturday, killing at least 56 people and injuring about 600 close to where a big quake killed almost 70,000 people in 2008. The earthquake occurred at 8.02 am in Lushan county near Ya'an city and the epicentre had a depth of 12 km, the US Geological Survey said. The quake was felt by residents in neighbouring provinces and...
12:03 PM, Apr 20, 2013
Shanghai: About 100 people could have died or been injured in a 6.6 magnitude earthquake which struck near Ya'an city in China's southwestern province of Sichuan on Saturday, close to where a massive temblor struck in 2008, killing almost 70,000. The earthquake occurred at 8:02 am local time (0002 GMT) in Lushan county and the epicentre had a depth of 13 km (8 miles), state news agency Xinhua reported. The...
07:53 AM, Apr 20, 2013
Tokyo: A 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck in seas off far northern Japan and far eastern Russia on Friday, but no damage was expected. The Japan Meteorological Agency said sea changes were possible. No tsunami warnings have been issued. The tremor struck around midday in the Pacific Ocean at a relatively shallow depth of 10 kilometers (6.2 miles). The US Geological Survey measured a stronger 7.2 magnitude. Japan and Russia both claim...
10:00 AM, Apr 19, 2013
The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) was set up with the express mandate to chalk out a response strategy to large-scale natural or man-made disasters. But with the abnormal growth of the cities, with rampant unplanned construction, are India's metro cities sitting ducks in case a large earthquake struck one of them? Maj. Gen. Raj Kaushal, Senior specialist, policy and plans, National Disaster Management Authority, joined IBNLive readers for an...
06:47 PM, Apr 17, 2013
Islamabad: A strong 5.7 magnitude aftershock on Wednesday rocked a remote region of Balochistan province where an earthquake killed dozens and flattened hundreds of houses even as Pakistani troops raced to provide aid to victims. The epicentre of Tuesday's 7.8 magnitude quake lay in southeast Iran but most of the deaths reported so far have been reported across the border in Balochistan, where hundreds of mud brick homes were destroyed...
06:16 PM, Apr 17, 2013
New Delhi: A mild tremor shook Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh on Wednesday morning, MeT officials said. The quake measuring 3.9 magnitude on the Richter Scale was felt at 8:32 am and was epicentred at Chamba, Met department said. There was no immediate report of any loss of life or damage to property, they said. ...
01:50 PM, Apr 17, 2013
A strong earthquake of 6.8 magnitude was recorded off the remote northern coast of Papua New Guinea at a depth of about 8 km (5 miles) on Wednesday. ...
11:00 AM, Apr 17, 2013
Islamabad: At least thirty-four people were killed and about 150 more injured when hundreds of buildings collapsed in Balochistan province of southwest Pakistan on Tuesday during a massive earthquake that was felt across the region. Most of the deaths were recorded in remote Panjgur and Kharan districts of Balochistan. Officials confirmed the death of at least 34 people in the quake-hit area, near the border with Iran. Several children and...
10:46 AM, Apr 17, 2013
Sydney: A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 was recorded off the remote northern coast of Papua New Guinea at a depth of about 8 km (5 miles) on Wednesday, the US Geological Survey said. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Hawaii said in a statement there was no threat of a widespread tsunami from the quake, although it warned that earthquakes of that size could generate destructive...
09:37 AM, Apr 17, 2013
New Delhi: A 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit the Iran-Pakistan border on Tuesday afternoon, killing at least 21 people in Pakistan and injuring 5 in Iran. While earlier reports indicated at least 40 dead, the Iranian state owned media later denied the reports saying only five people have been injured. The epicentre of the quake lay 86 km east-south east of Khash, Iran, near the country's border with Pakistan, the US...
09:59 PM, Apr 16, 2013
New Delhi: A 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit the Iran-Pakistan border on Tuesday afternoon, killing at least 40 people in Iran and 13 in Pakistan, reports said. The epicentre of the quake lay 86 km east-south east of Khash, Iran, near the country's border with Pakistan, the US Geological Survey (USGS) website said. Experts say that this is the worst earthquake to have hit Iran in the past 40 years. A...
08:52 PM, Apr 16, 2013
Quetta: At least 13 people were killed and hundreds of houses destroyed in southwestern Pakistan on Tuesday when the region was struck by tremors from an earthquake that was centred in neighbouring Iran, Pakistani officials said. Tremors from the 7.8 magnitude quake were also felt in India and Gulf states. The epicenter was in southeast Iran in an area of mountains and desert, about 200 km (125 miles) southeast of...
08:18 PM, Apr 16, 2013
Dubai: The number of deaths in a powerful earthquake that hit Iran on Tuesday was "not high", an Iranian lawmaker from the region told the Mehr news agency. "From what we have heard from people in the stricken areas, we have learned that the number of deaths is not high," Hamid Reza Pashang said. "I have talked to the people of Zabul, Saravan, Khash and other areas hit by the...
06:55 PM, Apr 16, 2013
Islamabad: At least five persons were killed and several others injured when buildings collapsed in Balochistan province of southwest Pakistan on Tuesday during a massive earthquake that was felt across the region. The five deaths were recorded in the remote Kharan district of Balochistan, state-run Radio Pakistan reported. TV news channels quoted security officials as saying that three children and two women were killed when several buildings collapsed in Mashkel...
06:18 PM, Apr 16, 2013
Ahmedabad: Tremors shook Ahmedabad city and many other parts of Kutch and south Gujarat Tuesday afternoon, Gujarat State Disaster Management Authority (GSDMA) official said. "A powerful earthquake, with the magnitude of 7.8 on Richter scale, occurred at the Iran-Pakistan border area, the effect of it in form of tremors was felt in western, central and southern areas of our state as well," Deputy Director, GSDMA Gandhinagar, Birju Patel said. There...
06:12 PM, Apr 16, 2013
Guwahati: An eight-year-old child was killed in a mudslide in Assam on Tuesday as two earthquakes jolted the state along with other northeastern states and Odisha. Three children, who had gone for fishing in river Beki at Kalgasia village in Assam's Barpeta district, were swept into the waters by the mudslide during the first tremor, official sources said. While Jehirul Nessa (8) drowned, the other two Moidul Islam and Kamala...
05:51 PM, Apr 16, 2013
At least 40 people were killed in Iran after a massive earthquake measuring 7.8 on the Richter Scale hit the Iran-Pakistan border. The tremors were also felt in India, Pakistan and the Gulf. ...
05:34 PM, Apr 16, 2013
Ankara: An Iranian government official said on Tuesday he expected hundreds of deaths from a major earthquake that struck Iran near the border with Pakistan. "It was the biggest earthquake in Iran in 40 years and we are expecting hundreds of dead," said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity. A major 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck at 10:44 GMT at a depth of 15.2 km (9.4 miles). The epicenter...
05:29 PM, Apr 16, 2013
Dubai: A major 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Iran near the border with Pakistan on Tuesday and tremors were felt in India and Gulf states. The US Geological Survey said the quake hit at 10:44 GMT at a depth of 15.2 km (9.4 miles). The epicenter was in southeast Iran in an area of mountains and desert. It was located 201 km (125 miles) southeast of the Iranian city of Zahedan...
05:19 PM, Apr 16, 2013
A 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocked the Iran-Pakistan border on Tuesday, sending shockwaves as far as North India and West Asia. ...
05:16 PM, Apr 16, 2013
