Japan: Magnitude 6.1 earthquake strikes off east coast of Honshu
World | Apr 04, 2024, 09:38 AM ISTThe earthquake struck at 03:16 UTC with a depth of 10 kilometers. Further details regarding the impact and potential damage are yet to be disclosed.
The earthquake struck at 03:16 UTC with a depth of 10 kilometers. Further details regarding the impact and potential damage are yet to be disclosed.
Taiwan 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.
Taiwan Earthquake: A powerful earthquake struck Taiwan early Wednesday, rocking the entire island and collapsing buildings following which Japan issued a tsunami alert.
No report of casualty or loss of properties emerged from Japan's Iwate and Aomori as of now.
The 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.
The earthquake's epicenter and the extent of any damage or casualties are yet to be determined. Authorities are currently assessing the situation, and further information will be provided as it becomes available.
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.
An earthquake of magnitude 4.4 on the Richter scale jolted Assam's Sonitpur on Monday morning.
The depth of the earthquake was 4 km (2.49 miles), EMSC said.
An earthquake of magnitude 5.2 on the Richter scale hit Afghanistan.
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.
Thanking countries that are helping the disaster hit nation, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in a video message, said, "rescue teams have pulled out more than 8,000 people alive from the rubble since the strong quakes jolted Turkey."
A 6.9-magnitude earthquake rocked Taiwan on Tuesday, United States Geological Survey reported.
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.
A quake of 3.2 magnitude hit Jammu and Kashmir in the early hours of Monday, almost after 7-8 hours after termors were felt in the Union Territory on Sunday night. However, there are no reports of any damage, officials said.
In the past one month and a half, the Delhi-NCR regions have witnessed 11 tremors of mild intensity while 6 of them have occurred in the past one month, indicating that a major earthquake may hit Delhi-NCR in near future, top geologists of the country have warned.
The earthquake was of magnitude 2.6, recorded at 6.42 am, the state government official said. Its epicenter was 8 km from the Koyna dam, he added.
Cities and towns in the quake-hit area suspended school classes and office hours due to fear of more tremors. Many residents may have returned to already-damaged houses despite the risks because of the humid tropical heat, causing some injuries due to falling debris, officials said.
A 3-magnitude earthquake was recorded at 9:11 am, Shimla Meteorological Centre Director Manmohan Singh said.
On October 8, 2005, as a result of an earthquake, more than 80,000 people were killed on both sides of the Line of Control (LoC).
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