Strong 6.0 quake rumbles off northwest US coast
A strong 6.0-magnitude earthquake rumbled off the coast of the northwestern US state of Oregon on Tuesday, according to the US Geological Survey, with no immediate reports of casualties or damage.
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Mild intensity quake hits Assam-Nagaland border region
An earthquake of mild intensity hit the Assam-Nagaland border region on Friday night.
According to the Met department, the earthquake measured 4.4 on the Richter scale. The tremor occurred at 9.15 p
Tremors felt in parts of north India
An earthquake measuring 5 on the Richter scale shook parts of Punjab, Haryana and Uttarkashi district of Uttarakhand in the wee hours on Friday.
The quake occurred at 12:47 AM and was felt in some pa
Toll in Philippines earthquake climbs to 56
Rescuers assisted by armed forces scrambled to find survivors in quake-hit central Philippines on Tuesday but a series of powerful aftershocks hampered them, as President Ninoy Aquino appealed for cal
Philippine rescuers search for quake survivors
Rescuers were fanning out across the central Philippines on Tuesday after a powerful earthquake triggered landslides, collapsed homes and killed dozens of people.
The 6.8-magnitude quake hit a narrow
Strong 6.5 quake strikes off Vanuatu: Hong Kong Observatory
A 6.5-magnitude earthquake hit off the coast of the South Pacific island of Vanuatu on Sunday, the Hong Kong Observatory said, but there were no reports of a tsunami warning.
The quake struck at 221
Magnitude 5.7 earthquake strikes off Vancouver Island
A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck off Vancouver Island on Saturday, some 209 miles west of Victoria, the capital of the Canadian province of British Columbia, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
There w
Moderate intensity quake in Kashmir Valley
A moderate intensity earthquake rocked the Kashmir Valley on Saturday morning, disaster management officials said. No damage to life or property has been reported so far.
"The magnitude of the earthq
7.1-magnitude quake hits Pacific island
An undersea quake measuring 7.1 on the Richter scale on Thursday jolted the South Pacific island nation of Vanuatu, the US Geological Survey said.
The epicentre was at a depth of 23.10 km, and determ
Strong quake strikes off Peru coast: Researchers
A strong earthquake measuring 6.3 shook an area in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of central Peru on Monday, US government researchers said.
The epicentre of the tremor, which occurred at 10:41 IST