earthquake

Iran : The number of injured people in a 5.6-magnitude earthquake that jolted northwestern Iran rose to 165, state media reported. The quake, which occurred near Khoy county in the province of West Azarbaijan at 6:46 a.m. local time (0316…

Islamabad/Afghanistan : At least 12 people were killed in Pakistan and Afghanistan following a powerful 6.5-magnitude quake that struck the two neighbouring nations, with tremors also felt across north India. According to the US…

Ecuador : At least 15 people have been killed and more than 400 injured after an earthquake measuring 6.7 on the Richter scale struck Ecuador, the media reported citing officials. The epicentre was near Balao, about 80 km from Ecuador's…

New Zealand : A 7.0-magnitude earthquake jolted the uninhabited Kermadec Islands, located about 1,000 km northeast of New Zealand's North Island, on Thursday, with a depth of 10 km. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre in Hawaii issued a…

Turkey : At least five people were killed, and five others went missing in floods that hit Turkey's southern provinces, as the region is still struggling to recover from the effects of massive February 6 earthquakes. At least four people…

Turkey : One person was killed, while 69 others were injured after a 5.6 magnitude earthquake hit eastern Turkey, three weeks after the massive quakes that claimed more than 44,000 lives, the country's disaster agency said. The epicenter…

China : A 5.1-magnitude earthquake jolted China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on Monday, according to authorities. The China Earthquake Networks Centre (CENC) said the epicentre, with a depth of 10 km, was monitored at 41.87 degrees…

Indonesia : At least four people were dead and several houses and buildings destroyed after a 5.4-magnitude earthquake jolted Indonesia's Papua province on Thursday, a disaster agency official said. "The quake damaged houses, a…

Kathmandu : At least six people have died and scores injured when two back-to-back earthquakes hit western Nepal in Doti district, National Earthquake Monitoring Center said.According to Kantipur, locals in Doti district have pulled out the…

Port Moresby : At least four people killed and several others seriously injured after a massive 7.6-magnitude earthquake hit Papua New Guinea (PNG), authorities said on Monday. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs'…