Tag: #earthquake
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Colombia Quake Rescue Enters Critical Phase as Toll Rises
KEY DEVELOPMENTS: Colombia’s earthquake death toll has risen to 265, with hundreds still reported missing. Rescue teams are racing against the critical 72-hour window to locate survivors beneath collapsed structures. International humanitarian assistance has begun reaching affected areas as the UN scales up its response. BOGOTA (Arab News) — August 13, 2026: Rescue teams in…
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Morocco earthquake ‘deadliest’ in years
MARRAKECH: A 6.8 magnitude earthquake hit Morocco on Friday night, considered to be the “deadliest” in recent years, and claimed the lives of over six hundred people. According to reports of Morocco’s state-run TV Al Aoula, citing the Interior Ministry, almost 632 people have been reported dead with another 329 injured of which fifty-one are…
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Islamabad jolted by mild quake on Eid ul Adha
ISLAMABAD: Federal capital and surrounding areas were jolted by a mild earthquake early Thursday. According to the Seismological Center, the quake was measured at a Richter scale of 5.2 magnitude with an approximate depth of 170 kilometers. Ship carrying debris from Titan submersible returns to Canadian port Delhi hospital fined crores over sperm mix-up during…
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Tsunami warning for Japan after powerful earthquake
A tsunami warning was issued by Japanese officials Wednesday following a 7.3-magnitude earthquake that hit off the coast of Fukushima prefecture, where a 2011 quake caused a disaster at a nuclear power plant. According to the details, a powerful 7.3 magnitude earthquake has shaken off the coast of Fukushima in northern Japan, triggering a tsunami…
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Earthquake shakes Swat once again, people terrified
Swat: For the second time in 24 hours, tremors were felt in and around the Swat district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Due to the continuous earthquakes, the local people are suffering from severe fear. According to the Geological Survey, the magnitude of the quake was reported to be 4.5 on the Richter scale. The quake…
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At least 12 killed in Afghanistan earthquake
At least 12 people have been killed and several more wounded after an earthquake hit western Afghanistan
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Threat of a tsunami is looming over the coastal areas of Sindh and Makran
According to the National Seismic Monitoring Centre, the earthquake measuring 5.0 on the Richter scale jolted Gwader at 2:22 am on Tuesday, and the epicenter of the earthquake was 50km away from Gwadar in the Arabian Sea at a depth of 20km. No casualty or damage of property has been reported so far. In relation…
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Earthquake strikes near Gilgit, Skardu
Severe tremors in Gilgit and Skardu
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Earthquake of 4.2 magnitude jolts parts of KPK
In the early hours of Friday, an earthquake of magnitude 4.2 struck Swat and other areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) province, local media reported. According to the details, media reports claimed that tremors were detected in Mansehra, Torghar, Battagram, and other parts of the province. The quake hit at an intermediate depth of 120km beneath…
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7.3-magnitude earthquake strikes eastern Indonesia
Epicentre was north of the island of Flores in Indonesia’s East Nusa Tenggara province, where the quake sparked terror