Tokyo: An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.9 jolted northeastern Japan on Saturday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. No tsunami warnings have been issued.
The United States Geological Survey recorded the quake at 6.1, with a depth of 20.5 miles.
The epicentre of the quake was off the coast of Fukushima prefecture, more than 200 km (125 miles) northeast of Tokyo, where buildings also shook. The northeast was hit in March 2011 by a magnitude 9 earthquake that triggered a devastating tsunami.
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12:56 PM, May 18, 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
New Delhi: A moderate earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale jolted Nagaland on Sunday, an India Meteorological Department (IMD) official said. The temblor struck at 9:44 am on Sunday. The epicentre of the quake was located at Phek in Nagaland. Tremors were also felt along Indo-Myanmar border region. There are no reports of any casualties and damages so far. ...
11:31 AM, Jul 01, 2012
Guwahati: A tremor of mild intensity on Sunday shook parts of Assam but there was no report of any casualty or damage. The Indian Meteorological Centre in Shillong is yet to give the exact intensity of the earthquake on the Richter Scale, sources said. The epicentre of the quake was located at Majuli island in upper Assam. Tremors were also felt in parts of lower Assam, officials said. A report...
10:52 AM, Jul 01, 2012
New Delhi: An earthquake measuring 3.8 on the Richter Scale jolted Delhi on Tuesday. There were no reports of any casualty or damage. The quake, epicentred at Jhajjar in Haryana, was felt at 7:30 pm, the MeT Department said. ...
11:00 PM, Jun 19, 2012
New Delhi: Minor tremors measuring 4.9 on the Richter scale shook New Delhi-NCR on Monday afternoon. The tremors were also felt in several areas of Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Himachal Pradesh. The epicentre of the quake was Bahadurgarh near Delhi-Haryana border. Office buildings in Gurgaon in Haryana were reportedly told to evacuate following the medium intensity quake. The tremors were reportedly felt for 15-20 seconds. Five people were reportedly...
01:28 PM, Mar 05, 2012
New Delhi: A mild earthquake measuring 4.9 on the Richter scale hit Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday evening. The epicentre of the quake was the Ladakh-China border. The epicentre of the tremor, which was felt at 4.33 pm, was near the Line of Actual Control with China in Ladakh region, Coordinator Natural Disaster Management Cell Amir Ali said. He said there was no immediate report of any damages or casualty....
06:31 PM, Sep 27, 2011
After a nightmarish Wednesday with a bomb blast at the Delhi High Court, the national capital was also shaken by a medium intensity earthquake at about midnight. Fortunately there have been no casualties or damages. Anxious Delhiites were out on the streets on Wednesday night when strong tremors were felt in the national capital region around 11:30 at night. "It felt like there was a bomb blast, so we ran...
07:56 AM, Sep 08, 2011
Srinagar: A low intensity earthquake measuring 4.4 on the Richter scale was recorded in Kashmir. However, there were no reports of any damage. "Earthquake of 4.4 magnitude occurred today at 9.15 am," an official of the Disaster Management said. He said the epicenter of the quake was in Pakistan with coordinates of 32.07 north latitude and 70.11 east longitude. He said there was no report of any damage due to...
10:24 AM, May 30, 2011
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08:57 PM, Dec 12, 2009
Harare: Mohammad Hafeez and Imran Farhat led Pakistan to 228 runs for no wickets in a domineering opening partnership that secured a 10-wicket win over Zimbabwe in the second one-day international in Harare on Sunday. Hafeez hit an unbeaten 139 while Farhat stroked 75 not out as Pakistan reached the 226-run winning target set by Zimbabwe with almost eight overs to spare and took a 2-0 lead in the three-match...
12:31 AM, Feb 28, 2008
Jamaica: Chris Gayle's chances of making it to the West Indies squad for the Test series against India brightened on Tuesday with the dashing opener all set to meet his Cricket Board to clear the air over his controversial radio interview last month. Gayle's meeting with WICB officials, West Indies team management and the coaching staff could pave way for his selection in the Test series against India starting at...
03:55 PM, Feb 04, 2008
