Magnitude 6.5 earthquake hits Nicobar Islands, no tsunami alert

Magnitude 6.5 earthquake hits Nicobar Islands, no tsunami alert

Photo: earthquake.usgs.gov A magnitude 6.5 earthquake rocked India’s Nicobar Islands region early Tuesday (July 29, 2025) but did not trigger a tsunami alert, the United States Geological Survey and Tsunami Warning System said. The quake struck at a depth of 10 kilometres (six miles) at 12 minutes past midnight local time (18:42 GMT Monday), 259 … Read more

Sanjay Shirsat hints at ‘earthquake’ in NCP(SP), says Jayant Patil to leave party for Ajit’s NCP

Sanjay Shirsat hints at ‘earthquake’ in NCP(SP), says Jayant Patil to leave party for Ajit’s NCP

Speaking to journalists at a press conference, Mr. Shirsat said, “I have said this in the past and I am saying again that Jayant Patil has made up his mind to leave the NCP(SP) and join the Ajit Pawar-led NCP | Photo Credit: EMMANUALYOGINI   Shiv Sena leader and Maharashtra Minister Sanjay Shirsat on Friday … Read more

Earthquake of 3.6 magnitude hits parts of Jharkhand

Earthquake of 3.6 magnitude hits parts of Jharkhand

Representational image of a seismograph recording an earthquake | Photo Credit: Reuters An earthquake of 3.6 magnitude hit parts of Jharkhand on Saturday (November 2, 2024) morning, an official said. “There was no immediate report of any loss of life or damage to property,” he said. The epicentre of the earthquake, which struck around 9.20 … Read more

Earthquake Tremors in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: No Casualties Reported

Earthquake Tremors in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: No Casualties Reported

Tremors were felt in parts of Maharashtra’s Nanded and Parbhani districts on Thursday morning, officials said. There was no report of any casualty or loss of property, they said. The tremors of 4.5 and 3.6 magnitude were recorded at 6.09 am and 6.19 am, with the epicentre at Jamb village in Kalamnuri taluka of Hingoli … Read more

More than 100 dead in earthquake in northwest China

More than 100 dead in earthquake in northwest China

At least 111 people were killed in a magnitude 6.2 earthquake in a mountainous region in northwestern China, the country’s state media reported on Tuesday. The official Xinhua News Agency said that 100 people died in the province of Gansu and another 11 in the neighboring province of Qinghai in the quake, which occurred just … Read more

Magnitude 7.5 earthquake strikes Philippines’ Mindanao; tsunami threat recedes

Magnitude 7.5 earthquake strikes Philippines’ Mindanao; tsunami threat recedes

People evacuate following an earthquake, in Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur, Philippines on December 2, 2023. Photo: Hinatuan LGU via Reuters An earthquake of magnitude 7.5 struck Mindanao, Philippines on December 2, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. There is no longer a tsunami threat, the U.S. Tsunami Warning System said in a separate statement. Some … Read more

Earthquake of magnitude 3.4 strikes Ladakh

Earthquake of magnitude 3.4 strikes Ladakh

The epicentre was located at a latitude of 35.44 and a longitude of 77.36, with a depth of 10 km. | Photo Credit: Photo Courtesy: https://riseq.seismo.gov.in An earthquake of magnitude 3.4 on the Richter scale struck Ladakh on December 2. The tremors were felt in the region at 8.25 a.m., according to the National Center … Read more

Magnitude 5.6 earthquake strikes near West Timor, Indonesia

Magnitude 5.6 earthquake strikes near West Timor, Indonesia

An earthquake of magnitude 5.6 struck near West Timor, in Indonesia, on Sunday. File | Photo Credit: Reuters An earthquake of magnitude 5.6 struck near West Timor, in Indonesia, on Sunday, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) said. The quake was at a depth of 10 km (6.21 miles), GFZ said. Last week, an … Read more

Magnitude 6.4 earthquake hits Nepal; tremors felt in Delhi-NCR region

Magnitude 6.4 earthquake hits Nepal; tremors felt in Delhi-NCR region

A 6.4 magnitude earthquake hit Nepal on November 3 night with tremors observed in the Delhi-NCR region. Representational image A strong earthquake of magnitude 6.4 hit Nepal on November 3 night with tremors observed in the Delhi-NCR region, the National Centre for Seismology (NCS) said. The NCS said the epicentre of the earthquake was in … Read more