According to the local residents, the building partially collapsed after the tremor that jolted the city in the afternoon.
January 24, 2023On early Wednesday, the 5.9-magnitude earthquake, deemed to be the deadliest in two decades, struck the districts of Gayan and Barmal. Some 1,600 people were also injured as a result.
June 24, 2022A 3.7 magnitude earthquake has struck Nepal’s capital city, officials said. Though of low intensity, the tremor was strongly felt by people residing in the heart of the city. However, no damage or causality has been reported so far, officials said. The National Seismological Centre has recorded an aftershock of magnitude 3.7 yesterday. It recorded …
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October 5, 2017An earthquake measuring 4.5 on the Richter scale shook Kashmir Valley today. There was, however, no damage caused by the tremor. The epicentre of the earthquake, which was recorded at 5.44 am, was in Symbol area of Bandipora, an official of the MET department said. Police said there were no reports of any damage due to …
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September 23, 2017An earthquake measuring 5.4 on the Richter scale struck parts of southern Philippines on Saturday. No damage was reported but there could be numerous aftershocks, state seismologists said. The moderately quake which occurred at around 8.30 a.m. was traced 22 km southeast of Malapatan township at a depth of 30 km, the Philippine Institute of …
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August 5, 2017A mild intensity earthquake measuring 4.0 on the Richter scale hit Pakistani capital Islamabad and several adjoining areas in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces on Tuesday. The epicentre of the tremor was near Hazro in Attock district of Punjab province, Pakistan Meteorological Department said. "It occurred at a depth of 12 kilometres," the department said in …
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March 21, 2017A mild intensity earthquake measuring 4.0 on the Richter scale hit Pakistani capital Islamabad and several adjoining areas in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces on Tuesday. The epicentre of the tremor was near Hazro in Attock district of Punjab province, Pakistan Meteorological Department said. "It occurred at a depth of 12 kilometres," the department said in …
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March 21, 2017Three strong earthquakes rocked central Italy on Monday with the tremors being felt in Rome. There were no immediate reports of casualties but emergency services said they received thousands of phone calls from people in the quake zone. The first quake measured a magnitude of 5.3 and struck between the Abruzzo regional capital L'Aquila and …
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