A 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.
Philippines earthquake: According to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre, the epicentre of the earthquake was Luzon. However, the tremors were also felt in the national capital, Manila.
According to the GeoNet monitoring agency in New Zealand, the epicentre was located 21 miles (33 kilometers) below the surface of the earth. There was no prompt tsunami warning and no reports of damage on the New Zealand mainland.
Earthquake In Delhi-NCR: Once again the earth shook... Delhi, Noida, Gurugram, Ghaziabad, Faridabad, Chandigarh, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand and Jammu-Kashmir were shaken by strong tremors last night.
Delhi-NCR earthquake: People rushed out of their homes as the earthquake tremors lasted for several seconds in the northern Indian states including Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir and Punjab.
Earthquake update: The death toll in the fresh spell of tremors that hit Turkey and Syria on Monday night maybe increased as several people were feared to get trapped under debris.
NTV television said the quake caused some damaged buildings to collapse, but there were no immediate reports of any casualties.
The Turkish citizens witnessed three other powerful tremors on Monday, with authorities warning people to be cautious for more aftershocks.
According to a report by the United States Geological Survey, the magnitude of the latest earthquake was 7.5.
Earthquake in Delhi-NCR: An earthquake of magnitude 3.8 on the Richter scale hit Delhi-NCR in the early hours of Sunday (January 1), according to National Center for Seismology (NCS).
Scientists say small spells of jolts reduce the impact of the massive earthquake as they leak the quake stress.
Jammu and Kashmir: "Earthquake of Magnitude:3.4, Occurred on 26-08-2022, 03:28:33 IST, Lat: 33.17 & Long: 75.57, Depth: 5 Km, Location: 62km ENE of Katra, Jammu and Kashmir" NCS tweeted.
The magnitude 6 quake has left thousands without shelter. State media reported that close to 3,000 homes were destroyed or badly damaged in Wednesday’s (June 22) earthquake.
According to NCS, the tremors of earthquake had a depth of 5 km and occurred at around 3:01 am at 12 km north of Ravangla.
No damage to property or casualty was reported due to the moderate-intensity earthquake, officials of the district administration said.
This is the 2nd earthquake in Afghanistan within a span of a week.
A 4.2-magnitude earthquake struck Assam in the early hours of Saturday, the fifth such tremor to hit the northeastern region during the past 24 hours.
An earthquake of magnitude 4.5 hit Gujarat's Gir Somnath district in the early hours of Monday
The quake was recorded at 5.39 pm with its epicentre 39 km west of Tezpur, according to the National Centre of Seismology (NCS).
While people are supposed to stay indoors to avoid coronavirus infection, tremors are compelling them to move out of their houses to save a life.
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