Earthquakes

An earthquake of magnitude 5.3 struck Afghanistan on Thursday morning, the National Centre for Seismology (NCS) said. According to the NCS, the earthquake occurred at 6:59:20 am IST at a depth of 126 km. In a post shared on X, the NCS…

Venezuela’s healthcare system is under significant strain, the World ​Health Organization said on Tuesday, with ‌some hospitals damaged and others missing staff after deadly twin earthquakes last week. More than 1,700 people ​have been…

The twin earthquakes in Venezuela have left a trail of death and destruction, with nearly a thousand deaths and well over that number yet to be accounted for. Rescue operations have begun in earnest in the oil-rich nation. India has sent a…

High casualties and extensive damage are probable in Venezuela after back-to-back earthquakes rattled the capital and surrounding regions on Wednesday evening, the US Geological Survey (USGS) has stated. "The disaster is likely…

A powerful magnitude-7.4 earthquake has struck in the Molucca Sea region north-east of Indonesia, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS). The USGS reported aftershocks as high as magnitude 5, and Indonesia’s meteorology agency BMKG…

A 6.7 magnitude earthquake struck 68 km (42 miles) east of Baculin in the Philippines, at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) on Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said. Philippine seismology agency Phivolcs said damage and aftershocks…

There is no risk of tsunami following a 6.6 magnitude earthquake which struck off the Indonesian island of Sumatra this morning, the Department of Meteorology has announced. A powerful earthquake of 6.6 magnitude struck off Sumatra at…

An earthquake of magnitude 6.3 struck near one of Afghanistan’s largest cities Mazar-e Sharif early on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The USGS issued an orange alert in its PAGER system, which is an automated system that…

A 7.4-magnitude earthquake has struck off the southeastern coast of the Philippines, according to the US Geological Survey, with local authorities warning dangerous tsunami waves could be generated. The quake struck off the eastern side…

A 6.1-magnitude quake struck Sindirgi in western Turkey on Sunday, the Turkish disaster management agency (AFAD) said, killing at least one person and injuring dozens more. The quake was felt across several cities in the west of the…