A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck Khuzdar district in Balochistan on Friday morning, causing brief panic among residents who rushed out of their homes after feeling the tremors. Local administration officials confirmed that no casualties or major damage were reported from any part of the district. Authorities said the situation remained normal and there was no […]
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Not just Covid: earthquakes, typhoons pose threat at Tokyo Olympics
The coronavirus might top the risks at the Tokyo Olympics, but organisers in Japan have other deadly, unpredictable threats to contend with: natural disasters. Japan is regularly rattled by earthquakes and battered by typhoons, and experts warn that disaster preparation for a major event like the Games should not take a back seat because of […]
One dies, hundreds evacuate after 7.3 quake in Indonesia
At least one person has been found dead and hundreds were evacuated after a major 7.3-magnitude earthquake hit the remote Maluku islands in eastern Indonesia on Sunday, an official said. The shallow quake struck about 165 kilometres (100 miles) south-southwest of the town of Ternate in North Maluku province at 6:28 pm (0928 GMT), according […]
Quake hits town in southwest Iran
Iran’s seismology center says a magnitude 5.7 earthquake has rocked a town in the country’s oil-rich southwest. The Monday report says the quake hit near the town of Masjid Soleiman in Khuzestan province, some 450 kilometers (280 miles) southwest of the capital, Tehran. The town is the place of the first explored oil in Iran […]
Quake shakes NW Japan, causes 21 injuries and minor damage
A powerful earthquake jolted northwestern Japan late Tuesday, causing minor injuries to 21 people and a brief evacuation of coastal homes until the risk of a tsunami passed. Store floors were littered with goods that fell off shelves, and roofs of homes showed bare spots where tiles had shaken loose. But business was returning to […]
Quake-hit Indonesians refuse to leave high ground: official
Some panicked residents of a quake-hit Indonesian island have refused to return home after the tremor triggered a brief tsunami warning and fears there was more to come, the disaster agency said Saturday. Aftershocks rippled across the east coast of Sulawesi — an island where thousands were killed in a quake-tsunami last year — as […]
Hundreds killed in Indonesia quake-tsunami
Nearly 400 people were killed when a powerful quake sent a tsunami barrelling into the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, officials said Saturday, as hospitals struggled to cope with hundreds of injured and rescuers scrambled to reach the stricken region. The national disaster agency put the official death toll so far at 384, all of them […]
Tourist exodus from Lombok as quake toll hits 98
Terrified holidaymakers rushed for boats and planes to leave Indonesia’s Lombok island Tuesday after it suffered a second deadly quake within a week, while rescuers struggled to reach hard-hit areas where survivors are in urgent need of food and shelter. The shallow 6.9-magnitude quake killed at least 98 people and destroyed thousands of buildings in […]
Rescuers search for survivors after Indonesia quake kills 82
Indonesian security forces and emergency workers raced Monday to aid victims of a powerful earthquake on Lombok that killed at least 82 people, as strong aftershocks sparked terror on the holiday island that suffered another deadly quake just a week ago. Rescuers searched for survivors in the rubble of houses, mosques and schools that were […]