Two high-intensity earthquakes rattle Indonesia within an hour
World | Sep 19, 2019, 02:09 PM ISTThere were no immediate reports of any injuries or casualties.
There were no immediate reports of any injuries or casualties.
A 5.2-magnitude earthquake hit Philippines on Friday. Tremors were also felt in Manila. The earthquake struck 17 km east of Carlagan in the Quezon province this afternoon.
he tremors of magnitude 3.6 were felt at 2.22 am, the State Emergency Operation Centre here said.
Four tremors were felt in 10 hours in Himachal Pradesh's Chamba district on Monday, officials said.
A 5.0-magnitude earthquake on Monday hit border region of Himachal Pradesh along with some parts of Jammu and Kashmir.
A 4.9-magnitude earthquake hit Doda and Kishtwar districts of Chenab Valley region in Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, officials said. There was no immediate report of any casualty or damage to property from anywhere, Senior Superintendent of Police, Doda, Mumtaz Ahmed said.
A 3.4-magnitude earthquake was recorded at 5:30 am on Sunday, he said, adding that mild tremors were also felt in adjoining areas of the district.
An earthquake measuring 2.7 on the Richter scale was recorded at 4:51 am, a state disaster management official said.
"The quake was felt at 2.43 pm with its epicentre recorded 6 km north-northwest of Bhachau in Kutch district," said an official of the Gandhinagar-based Institute of Seismological Research.
No injuries or casualties have been reported so far. Further details are awaited.
Tremors of magnitude 5.8 were felt in Hindu Kush region of Afghanistan early Thursday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported. There were no immediate reports of any injuries, casualties or damage due to the earthquake.
A mild tremor lasting for a few seconds was felt in the city, neighbouring Howrah district and its surrounding areas on Saturday evening, an official of India Meteorological Department said.
Two earthquakes struck West Bengal and Jammu and Kashmir simultaneously late on Sunday. The epicentres of the quake could not be known. No injuries or casualties were reported due to the earthquakes.
Five people were killed as an earthquake measuring 5.4 on the Richter Scale hit Philippines on Saturday. Several other people were also reported injured due to the tremors. The local authorities reported that several buildings, including a historic church, have also been damaged due to the earthquake.
Four earthquake tremors rocked Palghar district of Maharashtra in the wee hours of Thursday. A 55-year-old woman was killed in an incident of house collapse due to the tremors. Meanwhile, locals in the area have expressed concern over the frequent earthquakes. Residents of some villages in Dahanu and Talasari talukas were forced to move out of their houses and take shelter in makeshift tents.
Tremors of a moderate-intensity earthquake were felt in Himachal Pradesh's Chamba district on Thursday. A moderate-intensity quake was felt in tribal district Kinnaur two days ago.
A moderate intensity earthquake of 3.3 magnitudes shook Himachal Pradesh's tribal district Kinnaur Tuesday evening but there was no report of any casualty or damage to property, the Meteorological Department said.
Tremors with a magnitude of 3.5 on the Richter Scale were experienced in Palghar district of Maharashtra on Saturday morning, officials said.
The Athens Institute of Geodynamics gave the earthquake that struck at 2:13 p.m. local time (1113 GMT) a preliminary magnitude of 5.1. The U.S. Geological Survey reported a magnitude of 5.3. Firefighters checked for people trapped in elevators amid power outages after the brief but jolting quake.
Arunachal Pradesh was hit by a magnitude 5.5 earthquake early on Friday. The epicentre of the quake could not be ascertained, however, any loss of life or property was not detected in the quake. On Friday, another earthquake had jolted Arunachal Pradesh, Assam and other northeastern states.
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