Quake jolts Delhi-NCR: Authorities keeping close watch, says PM
An earthquake measuring 4.0 on the Richter scale struck Delhi-NCR in the early hours of Monday, triggering panic among residents.
An earthquake measuring 4.0 on the Richter scale struck Delhi-NCR in the early hours of Monday, triggering panic among residents.
Frequent earthquakes in Uttarakhand over the past several months have prompted the state government to ask expert agencies to identify the causes and suggest specific measures and disaster mitigation plans, if necessary. Expert agencies have started their work as directed by the state but have noted that the Uttarakhand Himalayas witness 2-3 tremors every month.
At least 53 people were killed and over 60 others injured following a massive 6.8-magnitude earthquake in Dingri County in Xigaze City in the Tibet Autonomous Region on Tuesday.
A powerful earthquake of 7.1 magnitude struck Nepal on Tuesday morning, sending tremors across parts of North India, including Bihar, West Bengal, Sikkim and Delhi-NCR.
On Boxing Day 2004, an earthquake in the Indian Ocean near Indonesia set off a tsunami which killed almost 250,000 people. It was the deadliest natural disaster this century, and was probably the deadliest tsunami in human history.
According to the National Center for Seismology, the epicentre of the magnitude 6.1 earthquake was near Afghanistan.
An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.4 jolted off Japan's Noto Peninsula on Saturday, the weather agency said.
An earthquake of magnitude 4.3 on the Richter Scale jolted Afghanistan on Thursday, according to the National Centre for Seismology.
In the wake of the powerful earthquake that rattled central Japan on New Year’s Day, the resilient spirit of the nation is once again put to the test.
At least six people have been killed after a powerful earthquake of magnitude 7.5 rattled Japan on Monday, NHK World reported.
