At least 100 aftershocks measuring 4.0 or greater have occurred since the 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck southern Turkey on Monday morning local time.
Aftershocks followed the quake. There were reports of destroyed buildings in Turkey and Syria, where tremors also were felt. Significant casualties are likely.
At least 162 people died in a powerful earthquake that rattled Indonesia's main island of Java on Monday. The rescuers are searching for survivors trapped under the rubble amid a series of aftershocks, Al Jazeera reported.
An earthquake of magnitude 4.2 shook Nepal on Tuesday. The quake occurred around Babala of Accham district in Western Nepal at 18:08 (local time), the National Earthquake Monitoring & Research Center (NEMRC), Nepal said in a tweet.
Nepal's National Earthquake Monitoring and Research Center till Thursday afternoon has recorded about 300 aftershocks measuring less than 4.0 magnitude. On Thursday morning, the western district of Bajura recorded a 4.1 Richter scale aftershock.
Nepal Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba on Wednesday expressed heartfelt condolences to the families of those who lost their lives in a 6.3 magnitude earthquake.
Tehran [Iran], June 25 (ANI): An earthquake of magnitude 5.6 hit Iran on Saturday at 03:37:13 GMT, days after a powerful seismic activity was recorded in Afghanistan that claimed around 1,000 lives in war-ridden country.
New Delhi [India], October 21 (ANI): The revival of the Indian economy from the impasse of global pandemic gains momentum with the nationwide rapid COVID vaccination drive.
Athens [Greece], October 13 (ANI/Sputnik): The Greek island of Crete anticipates more aftershocks within 48 hours after a 6.3 magnitude earthquake jolted the island, the Athens-Macedonian News Agency (ANA-MPA) reported on Wednesday citing the Earthquake Planning and Protection Organization o
Kathmandu [Nepal], May 19 (ANI): A 5.8 magnitude aftershock that struck Lamjung in Nepal in the early hours of Wednesday left three people injured, and damaged at least seven houses, officials confirmed.
New Delhi [India], January 5 (ANI): The National Centre for Seismology (NCS) has deployed 11 temporary additional stations covering the known faults in the National Capital Region to precisely locate earthquakes and their aftershocks for a better understanding of causes.