7.2 magnitude earthquake strikes off Philippines coast
Manila, Dec 29 (IBNS) : A 7.2-magnitude earthquake has struck off the coast of Mindanao, a southern Philippine island,on Saturday, producing a tsunami threat for parts of the Pacific, media reports said.
Canada: Earthquake strikes St. John in BC; no damage
St John, Nov 30 (IBNS): An earthquake of magnitude 4.5 struck near St. John, British Columbia (BC) in Canada on Thursday, media reports said.
6.8 earthquake hits Greece, no injury
Athens, Oct 26 (IBNS): An earthquake measuring 6.8 on the Richter Scale hit Mouzaki area of Greece on Friday, as per the USGS website.
China: 5.5 earthquake hits Xinjiang, no casualty
Beijing, Sept 4 (IBNS): An earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter Scale hit northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on Tuesday.
4.4 earthquake hits Los Angeles, no casualty
Los Angeles, Aug 29 (IBNS): An earthquake measuring 4.4 on the Richter Scale hit Los Angeles city on US on Wednesday, police said.
Indonesia: Psychological impact on earthquake survivors turns villages into ‘ghost towns’
New York, Aug 8 (IBNS): Following the magnitude 7 earthquake which rocked the Indonesian island of Lombok at the weekend, more than 130 aftershocks have been felt with some villages being turned into “ghost towns”, journalists at the UN in Geneva heard on Tuesday.
Indonesia: Lombok Island earthquake kills 82
Jakarta, Aug 6 (IBNS): At least 82 people were killed as a powerful quake measuring 6.9 on the Richter Scale hit Indonesian Island of Lombok, media reports said on Monday.
Indonesia: 6.9 magnitude earthquake hits Lombok island, no casualty
Lombok Island, Aug 5 (IBNS): An earthquake measuring 6.9 on the Richter Scale hit Indonesian island of Lombok on Sunday, US Geological Survey said.
Indonesia earthquake leaves 14 killed
Bali, July 29 (IBNS): An earthquake measuring 6.4 on the Richter Scale hit Indonesia's popular tourist island of Lombok and left at least 14 people killed, media reports said.
UN food aid to benefit 60,000 people in earthquake-hit Papua New Guinea
New York, Apr 3 (JEN): The United Nations emergency food relief agency has airlifted over 80 metric tons of vital nutritional supplements to Papua New Guinea – enough to feed approximately 60,000 people in the earthquake-hit country.
5.3 earthquake hits Iran, no casualty
Tehran, Apr 1 (IBNS): An earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter Scale hit western Iran on Sunday, as per USGS website.
6.4 magnitude earthquake hits Taiwan, hotel collapses
Taipei, Feb 6 (IBNS): A 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck the northeast of the city of Hualien in Taiwan on Tuesday night leading to the collapse of a hotel, media reports said.
6.1 earthquake hits Afghanistan, tremors felt in north India, no casualties
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IBNS) : A 6.1 magnitude earthquake shook the Afghanistan Kabul on Wednesday with the tremors felt across a large part of north India, reports said.
5.2M quake hits Iranian capital
Tehran, Dec 21 (IBNS): A strong 5.2 magnitude earthquake shook Iran's capital Tehran on Wednesday, reports said.
At least two killed as quake strikes Indonesia
Jakarta, Dec 16 (IBNS): At least two people were reported dead after a strong earthquake struck Indonesia late Friday, reports said.