"earthquakes"

A 3.4-magnitude earthquake struck the Mandi district of Himachal Pradesh, India, on Sunday. According to the National Center for Seismology, the tremor originated at a depth of 5 km. Mandi lies in seismic zone 5, a region categorized as having a high risk of severe earthquake damage. Preliminary reports indicate no loss of life or property.

Delhi is located in zone IV, which has fairly high seismicity where the general occurrence of earthquakes is of 5-6 magnitude, a few of magnitude 6-7 and occasionally of 7-8 magnitude 

Chinese President Xi Jinping has ordered all-out rescue efforts to carry out relief and rescue operations in the affected areas. Xi ordered utmost efforts to treat the injured and urged efforts to prevent secondary disasters

Though random tremors of lower intensity were reported in different parts including in Hyderabad, major earthquakes have been fewer

India needs to emulate the policies of countries like Japan and Taiwan to be better prepared to handle earthquakes

The JMA, as per Xinhua news agency, stated that the tsunami may reach up to one meter in Izu Islands, Ogasawara Islands, and the prefectures of Kochi, Chiba, Miyazaki, and Kagoshima.

Two 6.3-magnitude quakes hit western Afghanistan on Saturday, The Sun reported, citing the US Geological Survey.

Four earthquakes, the strongest being of magnitude 6.2, jolted Nepal in quick succession with tremors reverberating through parts of north India.

At least 10 persons were injured and several houses damaged when two successive earthquakes hit the western parts of Nepal on Tuesday.

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck deep underground in northern Argentina on Wednesday, and there were no immediate reports of damages.

No loss of life and property was reported in any part of the district, they said Two earthquakes of 3.2 and 3.1 magnitudes with a depth of 10 kilometres were reported at 9.30 pm and 11.07 pm on Wednesday

Many distorted structures, found on Hanumandhara mountain (Vindhya Parvat), about 3.5 km from Chitrakoot Dham, reflect the underground changes of that time.

There was no report of any damage from anywhere, the officials said

Search and rescue efforts will be largely completed as of Sunday evening, Xinhua news agency quoted Yunus Sezer, head of the Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD), as saying.

Türkiye and Syria earthquake holds lessons, particularly for India which still has no law to enforce the norms for quake-resistant construction.

There are 3,000 Indian nationals in Turkey, about 1,850 residing in and around Istanbul about 250 in Ankara, and the rest of the others are residing across the country.

Jammu: Four earthquakes jolted Jammu and Kashmir in less than eight hours on Tuesday. No loss of life or damage to property was reported, officials said. The epicenter of the quake, which occurred at 2.20 am, was 61 km east of Katra area in Jammu region, they said. The officials said the quake hit at […]

Tehran: At least five people were killed and 49 others injured as three earthquakes measuring above 6 on the Richter scale jolted Iran’s southern Hormuzgan province on Saturday, an emergency official said. According to the official, the first 6.1-magnitude quake occurred at a depth of 10 km at 2.02 a.m., followed by two strong tremors […]

Guwahati: Two earthquakes of magnitude 3.5 and 3.8 hit parts of the North East region in a span of 30 minutes on Monday, National Center for Seismology said. There was no immediate report of any loss of life or damage to property, officials said. The first earthquake of magnitude 3.5 took place at 2.11 AM […]

India is the most vulnerable and severely affected nation due to natural disasters in South Asia