Magnitude 5 earthquake hits eastern Japan without tsunami
TOKYO: A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck southern Ibaraki Prefecture in eastern Japan at 10:06 a.m. on Wednesday morning, shaking the Kanto region and causing buildings in Tokyo to...
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Deep 7.1 earthquake jolts Sabah waters off eastern Malaysia
KOTA KINABALU: A powerful earthquake measuring 7.1 struck off Malaysia’s Sabah state on Borneo island early Monday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake hit shortly before...
Massive quake hits Myanmar and Thailand leaving widespread destruction
Myanmar and Thailand suffer major destruction after a 7.7 quake kills 154 and injures hundreds, prompting states of emergency and global aid calls....
Torrential rain leaves 3 missing in Japan’s quake-affected region
Three people are missing in Japan’s Noto region after severe rain, prompting an emergency warning and search efforts in Ishikawa Prefecture....
Almaty, Kazakhstan, rocked by earthquake
Almaty, Kazakhstan, shook by earthquake, causing panic as residents fled outdoors. Felt in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan....
Northwest China quake leaves 149 dead and two missing
In a recent update from state media, the death toll from a powerful earthquake in China’s northwestern provinces has risen to 149. This significant seismic...
New Zealand’s South Island jolted by significant 6.0 earthquake
In an unsettling reminder of nature’s force, a significant earthquake with a magnitude of 6.0 jolted central regions of New Zealand’s South Island early on...
Magnitude 7.1 earthquake rocks Kermadec Islands in New Zealand
On Thursday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) reported an earthquake of 7.1 magnitude in New Zealand’s Kermadec Islands region. According to the agency, the earthquake...
Taiwan shaken by earthquake of 6.8 magnitude
Taitung County in eastern Taiwan was struck by an earthquake of 6.8 magnitude on Sunday, according to the Central Weather Bureau (CWB). According to data,...
Four dead as earthquake of magnitude 7.1 strikes Luzon island in Philippines
An earthquake of 7.1 magnitude has been reported by the American Geological Survey as having struck the Philippine island of Luzon on Wednesday. Severe tremors...