Earth Quake
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Taiwan hit by strongest earthquake in 25 Years, what makes the country prone to earthquakes?
News | April 03, 2024 17:58 ISTAn earthquake offshore Taiwan with a magnitude of 7.2 rocked the capital Taipei on 3rd April, knocking out power in several parts of the city and sparking a tsunami warning for the islands of southern Japan and the Philippines. But Taiwan often gets hit by earthquakes, what's the reason?
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MOMENT: Massive earthquake rocks multiple landmarks in Taiwan I VIDEO
World | April 03, 2024 14:47 ISTGovernment statistics showed 736 people were injured and 77 stranded. The quake and aftershocks also caused 24 landslides and damage to 35 roads, bridges and tunnels.
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Taiwan Earthquake in PICS: Taipei hit by strongest quake in 25 years
World | April 03, 2024 8:09 ISTA 7.2 magnitude earthquake rocked Taiwan on Wednesday, the strongest tremor to hit the island in at least 25 years, shaking buildings from their foundations and sparking a tsunami warning for the islands of southern Japan and the Philippines.
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Taiwan earthquake HIGHLIGHTS: 9 dead, over 900 wounded and 100 trapped as rescue operations continue
World | April 03, 2024 23:28 ISTTaiwan earthquake LIVE: Taiwan's official central news agency said the quake was the biggest to hit the island since 1999 when a 7.6 magnitude tremor killed around 2,400 people and destroyed or damaged 50,000 buildings in one of Taiwan's worst-recorded quakes.
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Japan reports first wave of tsunami after 7.2 earthquake rocks Taiwan
World | April 03, 2024 7:30 ISTTaiwan was hit by a strong 7.2 magnitude earthquake on early Wednesday damaging several buildings in a southern city and creating a tsunami that washed ashore on southern Japanese islands.
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Taiwan earthquake: Multiple buildings collapse as strong 7.2 magnitude quake hits Hualien I VIDEO
World | April 03, 2024 7:05 ISTTaiwan earthquake: Taiwan television stations showed footage of some collapsed buildings in Hualien, near the quake's epicentre, and media reported some people were trapped.
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Earthquake of 7.2 magnitude rocks Taiwan's Hualien, Japan issues tsunami alert
World | April 03, 2024 6:55 ISTTaiwan Earthquake: A powerful earthquake struck Taiwan early Wednesday, rocking the entire island and collapsing buildings following which Japan issued a tsunami alert.
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Earthquake of 6.1 magnitude hits Japan, no tsunami warning issued
World | April 02, 2024 6:44 ISTNo report of casualty or loss of properties emerged from Japan's Iwate and Aomori as of now.
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Earthquake of magnitude 4.2 on Richter scale hits Afghanistan
World | March 28, 2024 6:55 ISTAccording to the National Center for Seismology (NCS), the tremors were felt at around 5:44 am. Earlier, the United Nations said that Afghanistan needed more than USD 400 million to recover from an earthquake that shook the nation last October killing around 2,000 people.
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Earthquake of magnitude 6.9 jolts Papua New Guinea
World | March 24, 2024 7:04 ISTA strong earthquake of 7.0 magnitude had killed at least seven people in April last year. Earthquakes are common in Papua New Guinea.
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Back-to-back earthquakes strike Maharashtra's Hingoli district within 10 minutes
Maharashtra | March 21, 2024 9:13 ISTAccording to the National Center for Seismology, the first tremors were felt at around 6:08 am while the second occurred 10 minutes later.
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Pakistan: Earthquake of 5.4 magnitude strikes Balochistan province, no casualties reported
World | March 19, 2024 11:24 ISTThe earthquake jolts were felt in Quetta, Noshki, Chagi, Chaman, Qilla Abdullah, Dalbadin, Pishin and some other areas of the province. However, officials did not report any casualties from any area where the tremors were felt, even as Balochistan has been hit by strong earthquakes before.
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Afghanistan: Earthquake of 4.5 strikes war-torn nation, no injuries
World | March 18, 2024 15:38 ISTAn earthquake of magnitude 4.5 on the Richter Scale hit Afghanistan. In a post on X, the NCS wrote, " Earthquake of Magnitude:4.5, Occurred on 17-03-2024, 19:59:23 IST, Lat: 36.66 & Long: 71.43, Depth: 169 Km, Region: Afghanistan."
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Japan earthquake: Tremors of magnitude of 5.8 hit Fukushima- two days after nuclear disaster
World | March 14, 2024 21:12 ISTThe epicentre of the earthquake was off the coast of Fukushima prefecture, where strong tremors were recorded, the agency said, adding that a tsunami warning had not been issued.
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China earthquake: Tremors of 5.0 strike Qinghai region-- 2nd major quake within 48 hours
World | March 07, 2024 23:52 ISTAccording to the National Center for Seismology, the earthquake struck the Qinghai region of the country at 15:36 IST. As of now, there were no reports of any injuries or casualties.
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Earthquake of magnitude 5.2 strikes Ladakh's Kargil
India | February 19, 2024 22:36 ISTThe quake was at a depth of 10 km and tremors were felt at around 9:35 pm.
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Earthquake of magnitude 4.1 hits Gujarat's Kachchh
Gujarat | February 01, 2024 9:24 ISTMild tremors were felt in the area around the epicentre of the quake. On Wednesday, an earthquake measuring 3.4-magnitude had hit the Ladakh region.
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Earthquake of magnitude 3.4 hits Ladakh
India | January 30, 2024 10:58 ISTThe quake was at a depth of 5 km and tremors were felt at around 5:39 am.
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In a first, bullet train to be equipped with 28 seismometers for early earthquake detection in India
India | January 29, 2024 17:15 ISTThe National High-Speed Rail Corporation (NHSRCL) has announced the installation of twenty-eight seismometers along the Mumbai-Ahmedabad 'bullet train' corridor. The development comes as part of the 'Early Earthquake Detection System,' incorporating cutting-edge Japanese Shinkansen technology.
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Brazil earthquake: Tremors of magnitude 6.5 strike Tarauaca
World | January 28, 2024 15:37 ISTThis came a week after an earthquake of magnitude 6.3 on the Richter Scale struck Western Brazil on Saturday.
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