6.4-magnitude quake hits Philippines
World | October 16, 2019 20:06 ISTThe tremor was recorded at a depth of 14 km.
The tremor was recorded at a depth of 14 km.
A low intensity earthquake of magnitude 3 hit Shimla on Monday night, the National Center for Seismology said.
A moderate 5.2 magnitude earthquake rocked Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Wednesday, days after 40 people were killed in a powerful quake in PoK and other parts of the country.
Meanwhile, more than 8,000 people fled home as the quake triggered panic among locals, reports say.
Near Mirpur, roads were completely destroyed and vehicles overturned by the tremors while bridges, mobile phone towers, and electricity poles were also badly damaged in the melee.
Tuesday's quake was so strong that it could be felt even in the northern parts of India, including capital New Delhi.
Special Assistant to the Pakistan Prime Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Firdaus Ashiq Awan, went for a toss on social media after a comment she made at an event in Islamabad related to the earthquake that killed many people and damaged property.
The epicenter of the powerful 5.8-magnitude earthquake, which occurred at around 4 pm on Tuesday at a depth of only 10 kilometers, was near Mirpur city in the Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), roughly 20 kilometers north of Jhelum in Punjab, according to the US Geological Survey.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday expressed grief at the loss of lives and damage to property due to an earthquake in Pakistan, that left at least 26 dead and wounded 300 people.
A powerful 5.8-magnitude earthquake jolted Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and several cities in the north-eastern parts of the country on Tuesday, killing at least 26 people and wounding over 300 others.
Earthquake in Pakistan: An earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale has caused devastation in Pakistan-Occupied-Kashmir ({PoK) Mirpur. At least 4 people killed, more than 75 people wounded as powerful earthquake jolts parts of Pakistan. The tremors were also felt in parts of North India.
A strong earthquake major parts of North India on Tuesday, including Delhi-NCR, Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir. The earthquake tremors were felt at 4:33 pm today. The earthquake tremors were experienced in Pakistan and had its epicentre in PoK's Mirpur
An earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale struck several cities in Pakistan on Tuesday evening, including Pakistan occupied Kashmir's (PoK) Mirpur. As per the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), the earthquake struck at a location 173 km north-west of Lahore. The tremors were also felt in parts of North India.
Devastation caused by the earthqauke is slowly coming to light. A building has collapsed in Mirpur in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir. Mirpur was the epicentre of the earthquake.
As many as 19 people were killed and over 300 injured in Pakistan after a massive earthquake hit the region with a magnitude of 5.8 on Richter Scale. The earthquake jolted several cities in the northern parts of the country with Mirpur being worst-hit. According to US Geological Survey, the epicentre of the earthquake was near Mirpur in Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir.
A massive earthquake has rocked the whole of North India including capital Delhi. Strong tremors were felt across Delhi, Amritsar, Srinagar, Shimla and many parts of India. Intial reports suggest earthquake was of magnitude 6.1 on richter scale.
A strong earthquake jolted major parts of North India on Tuesday, including Delhi-NCR, Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir. The earthquake tremors were felt at 4:33 pm today. The earthquake was experienced in Pakistan as well and had its epicentre in PoK's Mirpur. The epicentre is said to be 173 km NW of Lahore in Pakistan.
The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake struck 49 miles (79 kilometers) off the island’s northwest coast at a shallow depth of 6 miles (10 kilometers). Three aftershocks, of magnitude 4.7 and 4.6, hit within less than an hour in the same region at the same depth.
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.
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