Morocco Earthquake: Powerful Tremors Kill At Least 296 People, Destroyed Buildings
An official in Morocco said on Saturday that hundreds were killed in an earthquake, mostly in hard-to-reach areas south of Marrakesh. Tourists and others posted videos of people screaming and evacuating restaurants in the city.
Sep 09, 2023, 08:37 AM IST
Earthquake of magnitude 3.4 hits Himachal Pradesh's Chamba
An earthquake of magnitude 3.4 on the Richter Scale was felt near Tura in Meghalaya in the early hours of November 24, while a day before on November 23, a low-density earthquake of 3.8 magnitudes hit the Basar town in Lepa-Rada district of Arunachal Pradesh.
Dec 03, 2022, 11:47 AM IST
Earthquake with magnitude 6.1 shakes Mexico City
An earthquake alarmed residents of Mexico City in the early hours of Monday, sending many into the streets, Reuters witnesses said.
Feb 19, 2018, 13:01 PM IST
Earthquake jolts the Andaman Islands
An earthquake of 5.6 magnitude hit the Andaman Islands on Tuesday morning.
Feb 13, 2018, 11:13 AM IST
Earthquake hits Afghanistan, tremors felt across Delhi NCR, Punjab, Haryana, HP, Kashmir
The tremors were felt across north India.
Jan 31, 2018, 12:57 PM IST
6.0 earthquake strikes off coast of Ecuador
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.0 has struck near the coast of Ecuador.
Dec 03, 2017, 20:10 PM IST
Earthquake 5.1 strikes southwest Turkey
An earthquake of magnitude 5.1 hit southwest Turkey at 2149 GMT on Friday, Turkey`s Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute said.
Nov 25, 2017, 10:28 AM IST
Magnitude 6.1 quake strikes under sea off Tonga
An earthquake of 6.1 magnitude struck under the sea 170km (105 miles) west of Neiafu in Tonga at 1404 GMT on Sunday, at a depth of 10km, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
Oct 09, 2017, 00:40 AM IST
Strong 6.3 magnitude quake hits New Zealand's Kermadec Islands: USGS
Wellington: A strong 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck New Zealand`s Kermadec Islands in the South Pacific late Wednesday, the US Geological Service that monitors quakes worldwide said.
The quake`s epicentre was 201 kilometres (124 miles) north east of Raoul Island -- the largest and northernmost of the main Kermadec Islands, striking 12 kilometres below the surface, the USGS said.
There were no reports of casualties or damage and no tsunami warning was issued.
The uninhabited Kermadecs, New Zealand`s northernmost islands, lie 1,100 kilometres north of Auckland.
They are part of the Pacific Ring of Fire, a hotbed of volcanic and earthquake activity at the intersection of several tectonic plates.
Jul 13, 2016, 19:15 PM IST
Quake of magnitude 6.3 strikes off Papua New Guinea
An earthquake of magnitude 6.3 struck off the Pacific Ocean nation of Papua New Guinea on Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
Jan 26, 2016, 09:23 AM IST
