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The first earthquake of magnitude 4.9 on the Richter Scale struck at 6:45 am in Baramulla district of north Kashmir

According to Thrissur District authorities, the tremors were felt for four seconds at 8.15 am

Following a powerful 7.4 magnitude earthquake in Taiwan, Japan downgraded its tsunami warning to a tsunami advisory.

In Hualien, near the quake's epicenter, workers utilized an excavator to fortify the base of a damaged building with construction materials, averting a potential collapse.

In the Asian country, the tremors were felt at 20:54:10 IST, at a depth of 146 km.

The National Center for Seismology (NCS) confirmed the occurrence, reporting that the seismic activity took place on February 29, at precisely 11:23:26 Indian Standard Time (IST).

An earthquake, measuring 4.9 on the Richter Scale, jolted Iran on Saturday

The temblor that hit the region at 0402 GMT was epicentred at 19.34 degrees south latitude and 69.46 degrees west longitude.

"Earthquake of Magnitude:7.2, Occurred on 22-01-2024, 23:39:11 IST, Lat: 40.96 & Long: 78.30, Depth: 80 Km,Location: Southern Xinjiang, China," the National Center for Seismology said on X.

The tremors were felt at 7:06:19 Indian Standard Time (IST). The epicentre of the quake was registered at latitude 9.97 and longitude 93.54 at a depth of 11 km, according to NCS.

The earthquake had occurred at 4:41 am (IST), as per the NCS.

According to NCS, the tremors were felt at around 7.53 am on Wednesday.

The quake occurred on Sunday at 19:38:37 IST at a depth of 10 km.

Fifteen people were listed as officially missing and possibly trapped under collapsed buildings

Aftershocks and tsunami waves hit the western seaboard, disrupting services and prompting evacuations.

Between 8 p.m. and 9 p.m. on Monday, tsunamis of a smaller scale were also observed along the east coast

Central Japan may experience earthquakes with maximum intensity on its seven-tier scale system in the coming week, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said on Monday.

Torrents of water could reach as high as 5 meters and authorities urged people to flee to high land or a top of a nearby building as quickly as possible, according to NHK.

The Japan Meterological Agency reported quakes off the coast of Ishikawa and nearby prefectures shortly after 4 p.m., one of them with a preliminary magnitude of 7.6.

The quake that hit Java at 0452 GMT was epicentred at 8.19 degrees south latitude and 107.51 degrees east longitude, Xinhua news agency reported.