Tag: Earthquake

As many as 14 Odisha districts come under moderately prone zone (zone 2) while 16 districts fall under zone 3 (partially prone zone).

Tremors were felt in Delhi and its surrounding areas after an earthquake of magnitude 5.9 struck Afghanistan on Thursday.

There was no report of any casualty or damage to property. The tremor occurred at 9.46 AM at a depth of 5 km, the IMD said.

The quake occurred today at around 8:32AM in Bay of Bengal at a depth of 10km.

At least 162 people were killed and hundreds more injured as a 5.6 intensity earthquake shook Indonesia's main island of Java on Monday

Residents of Delhi-NCR on Saturday evening experienced another temblor -- the second this week.

As per the National Center for Seismology, the depth of the earthquake was 10 km below the ground.

The National Disaster Management Authority has shared a list of tips for people to follow before, during and after an earthquake.

Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum said it a tweet that "fortunately there was no major damage" in the capital following Monday's quake.

A 6.9-magnitude earthquake hit eastern Taiwan's Hualien County at 2:44 p.m. Sunday Beijing Time, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).

The agency reported that the quake struck at 06:10 Jakarta time Sunday (2310 GMT Saturday) with the epicenter at 161 km northwest of Mentawai islands district and the depth of 10 km under the seabed.

Among the dead, 29 were from Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture which administers Luding County, and the other 17 were from Ya'an City.

The NCS said the quake occurred at 4.32 a.m. on Saturday with latitude 32.87 degrees north and longitude 75.46 degrees east.

The institute first reported the magnitude as 7.3, and the epicenter was Lagangilang town. An updated report changed the epicentre to Tayum town.

The relief assistance to Afghanistan includes essential items such as family ridge tents, sleeping bags, blankets, sleeping mats, etc.