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.
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.
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.
An earthquake of 2.2 magnitude hits 13km NW of New Delhi today at 11:28 am, according to National Center for Seismology (NCS).
On Sunday night, a 4.5 magnitude earthquake shook Chamba at 11.47 pm. Prior to that, five earthquakes of magnitude between 3 and 4.3 were felt between 5.11 pm to 8.43 pm in the district on Friday. Most parts of Himachal Pradesh, including Chamba, fall in the high seismic sensitive zone.
A multi-state mega mock exercise on earthquake preparedness will be conducted in the national capital region on Friday, an official statement said here.
The earthquake, which was registered at 9.11 a.m., had its epicenter on the coast of Chiba - a prefecture located west of Tokyo - at a depth of about 60 km, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.
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