Tsunami advisory issued after 6.9-magnitude quake strikes Japan
Japan on Monday evening warned of a possible tsunami following an earthquake of around 6.9 magnitude, that struck the southwestern region of the country.
Japan on Monday evening warned of a possible tsunami following an earthquake of around 6.9 magnitude, that struck the southwestern region of the country.
The epicenter of the earthquake was in Pakistan and it originated under a depth of 33 kilometers from the surface, stated the National Centre for Seismology.
A 5.0-magnitude earthquake hit Indonesia's eastern province of North Maluku, the country's meteorology, climatology and geophysics agency said.
Within a 24-hour period, Ladakh and the surrounding region of Jammu and Kashmir were struck by a series of six weak earthquakes, with the largest one measuring magnitude 4.5.
An earthquake of magnitude 6.3 struck 573km E of Java, Indonesia on Friday, reported the National Center for Seismology (NCS).
An earthquake of magnitude 3.1 on the Richter scale struck 120 km Northwest of Nizamabad on Sunday, according to the National Center for Seismology (NCS).
An earthquake measuring 7.7 on the Richter scale rocked Indonesia’s Central Sulawesi island just a few hours after a magnitude…
An earthquake of magnitude 5.5 hit the Andaman Islands on Friday evening. No loss of life or damage to property was reported at the time of writing.
An earthquake of magnitude 3.8 on the Richter scale struck Himachal Pradesh’s Kangra on Friday afternoon, tremors of which were felt as far as Kapurthala in Punjab and Kisthwar in Jammu-Kashmir.
A low intensity earthquake jolted Himachal Pradesh on Sunday at 3.36 am, said the India Meteorological Office.
