Earthquake

Earthquake Of 5.5 Magnitude Hits Assam, Tremors Felt In Bengal And Bihar

India News | Edited by Aditya Sharma | Wednesday September 12, 2018

An earthquake of 5.5 magnitude hit Assam's Kokrajhar district today. Tremors were also felt in Cooch Behar, Alipirduar and Darjeeling districts of West Bengal, as well as parts of Bihar.

Tremors In Delhi After Mild Earthquake in Uttar Pradesh's Meerut

India News | Edited by Arun Nair | Monday September 10, 2018

Tremors were felt in Delhi and the National Capital Region on Monday morning after mild earthquake in Uttar Pradesh's Meerut, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said on Monday.The earthquake measuring 3.6 on the Richter scale struck 6 km from Kharkhauda in Meerut, at 6.28 am, it said.

3.8 Magnitude Earthquake In Haryana, Tremors Felt In Delhi NCR

India News | Edited By Abhimanyu Bose | Sunday September 9, 2018

Mild tremors were felt in Delhi and the National Capital Region on Sunday afternoon following a Magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck Haryana's Jhajjar district, the Indian Meteorological Department said. The earthquake struck at about 4:37 pm, at a depth of 10 km, the IMD said.

35 Dead In Japan Earthquake; Rescue Workers Rake Through Mud For Survivors

World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday September 8, 2018

The death toll from a powerful quake that triggered landslides in northern Japan rose to 35, as tens of thousands of rescue workers raked through the mud for survivors.

Number Of Dead In Japan Earthquake Rises To 18, Hopes Fade For Survivors

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday September 7, 2018

Japanese rescue workers with bulldozers and sniffer dogs scrabbled through the mud Thursday to find survivors from a landslide that buried houses after a powerful quake, as the death toll rose to 18.

At Least 9 Dead After 6.6 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Japan

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday September 6, 2018

Devastating landslides caused by a powerful 6.6-magnitude earthquake in northern Japan claimed at least nine lives on Thursday, with dozens still missing as homes were engulfed.

After 6.6 Magnitude Quake, Homes In Japanese Island Engulfed In Landslide

World News | Reuters | Thursday September 6, 2018

A powerful earthquake of magnitude 6.7 on Japan's northern island of Hokkaido caused a landslide that engulfed houses early on Thursday, injuring and trapping a number of people and cutting power in several areas.

Japan Acknowledges First Radiation Death Among Fukushima Plant Workers

World News | Reuters | Wednesday September 5, 2018

Japan has acknowledged for the first time that a worker at the Fukushima nuclear power plant, destroyed by an earthquake and tsunami more than seven years ago, died from radiation exposure.

Why Some Are Mad That Michelle Obama Hugs Kanye West In Music Video

World News | Travis M. Andrews, The Washington Post | Tuesday September 4, 2018

Donald Glover's Childish Gambino struck the country like an earthquake earlier this year when he released the metaphor-laden, deeply layered video for "This is America." Both the song and its video wrestled with issues such as systematic racism, financial inequality and the prevalence of gun violence.

Nepal's Krishna Temple Reopens 3 Years After Deadly 2015 Earthquake

World News | Press Trust of India | Sunday September 2, 2018

Nepal's famous Krishna temple built in Indian Sikhara style was reopened for the public on Sunday for the first time after 3 years after a deadly 2015 earthquake left much of the country's cultural heritage in ruins.

How AI Could Help Forecast Earthquake Aftershocks

Agence France-Presse | Friday August 31, 2018

Aftershocks can be more destructive than the quakes they follow, making it all the more important for experts to be able to predict them.

Magnitude 5 Earthquake Hits West Bengal, Tremors Felt In Odisha

India News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie | Tuesday August 28, 2018

A 5.0 magnitude earthquake hit West Bengal's Hooghly district this evening. Tremors were also felt in six districts of West Bengal including Kolkata and several parts of Odisha.

Strong 6.2 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Off Eastern Indonesia

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday August 28, 2018

A strong 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck eastern Indonesia on Tuesday, the US Geological Survey said, but there was no tsunami warning or immediate reports of damage.

2 Dead, 241 Injured As 5.9 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Northwest Iran

World News | Agence France-Presse | Sunday August 26, 2018

A strong 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck western Iran near the border with Iraq early Sunday, killing two people and injuring more than 250, officials said.

5.5-Magnitude Earthquake Hits Andaman Islands

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Friday August 24, 2018

An earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale hit Andaman Islands on Friday, said the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD).