Earthquake Archives - National Times

03 Nov

Massive earthquake of 6.3 magnitude jolts Afghanistan, seven killed, over 150 injured

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National Times Bureau :- A powerful 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck near the northern Afghan city of Mazar-e-Sharif early Monday, leaving at least seven people dead and around 150 injured, provincial officials said. According to the US Geological Survey (USGS), the quake occurred at a depth of 28 km (17.4 miles) near Mazar-e-Sharif, home to about 523,000 residents. “As of this morning, seven people have been confirmed dead and 150 injured, all of whom have been taken to health centres,” said Samim Joyanda, spokesperson for the Samangan provincial health department, which borders Mazar-e-Sharif. He noted that the figures were based on hospital…

10 Oct

Massive Earthquake Jolts Mindanao, Tsunami Warnings Issued Across Coastal Areas

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Phillipines (Rajeev Sharma): A powerful earthquake struck the southern Philippines late Friday, shaking parts of Mindanao and prompting urgent tsunami alerts along several coastal provinces. The undersea quake, which registered a magnitude of 7.4, has triggered widespread concern, though no immediate damage or casualties have been confirmed. The tremor was recorded off the coast of Manay, a town in Davao Oriental province, with the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reporting it struck at a shallow depth of 10 kilometers beneath the seabed. The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), however, placed the quake’s depth at around 62 kilometers. Emergency alerts…

01 Oct

Massive 6.9 magnitude earthquake strikes Philippines, officials declare ‘state of calamity’

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National Times Bureau :- At least 60 people have been killed and several others injured after a powerful 6.9 magnitude struck off the coast of the central Philippine island province of Cebu. Rafaelito Alejandro, the deputy administrator of the Philippines Office of Civil Defence, confirmed the new death toll on Wednesday, a steep increase on the 26 people reported killed earlier by the country’s National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council. “We are receiving additional numbers of reported casualties, so this thing is very fluid. We are receiving reports [that] as high as 60 individuals are reported to have perished…

10 Jul

Earthquake of Magnitude 4.4 Jolts Haryana, Tremors Felt Across Delhi-NCR

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New Delhi (National Times): A mild earthquake measuring 4.4 on the Richter scale struck Haryana’s Jhajjar district on Thursday morning, with tremors felt across several parts of the Delhi-NCR region. According to the National Centre for Seismology, the quake occurred at 9:04 AM, with its epicentre located 3 km northeast of Jhajjar, approximately 51 km west of Delhi. The quake originated at a depth of 10 km below the surface. Residents in parts of Delhi, Gurugram, Rohtak, Panipat, Hisar, and Meerut reported feeling the tremors. While the earthquake caused brief panic in some areas, there have been no reports of…

14 Mar

Mild Earthquake of Magnitude 3.6 Hits Bandipora, Jammu and Kashmir

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Bandipora, March 14, 2025 – A mild earthquake measuring 3.6 on the Richter scale struck Bandipora in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday afternoon, the National Center for Seismology (NCS) reported.The earthquake occurred at 3:24 PM IST at a depth of 10 kilometers. Its coordinates were recorded at latitude 34.62° N and longitude 74.86° E, according to an NCS post on X.No reports of damage or injuries have been received so far.

23 Feb

ਸਵੇਰੇ-ਸਵੇਰੇ ਲੱਗੇ ਭੂਚਾਲ ਦੇ ਝਟਕੇ, ਦਹਿਸ਼ਤ ‘ਚ ਘਰਾਂ ‘ਚੋਂ ਬਾਹਰ ਆਏ ਲੋਕ

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ਸਵੇਰੇ-ਸਵੇਰੇ ਭੂਚਾਲ ਦੇ ਝਟਕੇ ਮਹਿਸੂਸ ਕੀਤੇ ਗਏ। ਜਿਸ ਕਾਰਨ ਲੋਕ ਘਰਾਂ ਵਿਚੋਂ ਬਾਹਰ ਆ ਗਏ। ਭੂਚਾਲ ਦੇ ਇਹ ਝਟਕੇ ਹਿਮਾਚਲ ਪ੍ਰਦੇਸ਼ ਦੇ ਮੰਡੀ ਜ਼ਿਲ੍ਹੇ ਵਿਚ ਮਹਿਸੂਸ ਕੀਤੇ ਗਏ। ਭੂਚਾਲ ਦਾ ਕੇਂਦਰ ਮੰਡੀ ਦੇ ਸੁੰਦਰਨਗਰ ਦੇ ਜਯ ਦੇਵੀ ਵਿਚ ਸੀ। ਰਿਕਟਰ ਪੈਮਾਨੇ 'ਤੇ ਭੂਚਾਲ ਦੀ ਤੀਬਰਤਾ 3.7 ਮਾਪੀ ਗਈ ਹੈ। ਭੂਚਾਲ ਦਾ ਕੇਂਦਰ ਧਰਤੀ ਤੋਂ 7 ਕਿਲੋਮੀਟਰ ਹੇਠਾਂ ਸੀ। ਫਿਲਹਾਲ ਕਿਸੇ ਵੀ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਦਾ ਕੋਈ ਨੁਕਸਾਨ ਦੀ ਜਾਣਕਾਰੀ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੈ। ਦਹਿਸ਼ਤ ਕਾਰਨ ਲੋਕ ਘਰਾਂ 'ਚੋਂ ਆਏ ਬਾਹਰ ਜਿਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਲੋਕਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਝਟਕੇ ਮਹਿਸੂਸ ਹੋਏ, ਉਹ ਆਪਣੇ ਘਰਾਂ 'ਚੋਂ ਬਾਹਰ ਆ ਗਏ। ਹਾਲਾਂਕਿ ਘੱਟ ਤੀਬਰਤਾ ਦੇ ਕਾਰਨ ਜ਼ਿਆਦਾਤਰ ਲੋਕ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਮਹਿਸੂਸ ਨਹੀਂ…