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Over 800 killed, many injured as quake-tsunami hits IndonesiaMore than 800 people were confirmed dead and thousands injured in the massive earthquake and tsunami that hit the island of Sulawesi in Indonesia. The new toll announced by the national disaster agency was almost double the previous fig More… |
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Twin tremors rock Saudi Arabia, no injuries reportedSaudi Arabia on Saturday reported an earthquake and a chain of tremors in the south of the country, but there were no injuries and no damage to buildings, reported the Kuwaiti News Agency, Kuna. The ne More… |
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A year after Nepal quake, some united in grief; others climbFor survivors and relatives of victims of a landslide that struck with the force of half an atom bomb it is a time to grieve. For witnesses to a fatal avalanche at the Mount Everest base camp, it is time to climb again. A year aft More… |
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Strong aftershock hits Nepal, near KathmanduA magnitude 5.7 earthquake hit Nepal on Saturday, about 76 km east south east of the capital Kathmandu, at a shallow depth of 10 km, the US Geological Survey said. A 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck on April 25, killing more than 8 More… |
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157 killed, 5,700 injured in China quakeChina's worst earthquake in three years on Saturday killed at least 157 people and injured more than 5,700, the Ministry of Civil Affairs said. The magnitude 6.6 quake hit a remote mountaino More… |
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Quake hits Iran, tremors felt across Gulf, IndiaA major earthquake centered on a border area of southeast Iran killed at least 13 people in neighboring Pakistan, destroyed hundreds of houses and shook buildings as far away as India and Gulf states on Tuesday. The number of deaths in More… |
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30 killed, 800 injured as quake strikes IranA powerful earthquake struck close to Iran's only nuclear power station on Tuesday, killing 30 people and injuring 800 as it devastated small villages, state media reported. Reuters witnesses felt t More… |
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Quake hits Iran petchem town, no damages seenA small earthquake struck the Iranian port town of Assaluyeh, a centre for the petrochemical and oil industries and near the South Pars gas field, but did not appear to have caused any damage, Iranian media reported. The 3.4-magni More… |
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Powerful quake jolts Japan coastA 7.0 magnitude earthquake, at a depth of nearly 217 miles, was recorded off Japan's southeastern Isu islands on Sunday at 0527 GMT, the US Geological Survey reported. The Hawaii-based US Pacific Tsunami Warning Center has not issued a More… |
