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Mumbai : Frequent low intensity earthquakes are occurring in Maharashtra. Earthquake tremors were felt again in Mumbai today. According to the National Center for Seismology, the earthquake was measured 3.5 on the Richter scale. The…

New Delhi: Earthquake tremors have been felt in Delhi-NCR. The tremors were felt at 7 pm on Friday. The intensity on the Richter scale measured 4.7. The epicenter of the earthquake was in Alwar, Rajasthan.In the last few days,…

New Delhi , Oct 22 (IANS) An earthquake of magnitude 4.3 jolted Nicobar Islands early Tuesday morning.According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the quake occured at 6.36 a.m. and the epicentre of the earthquake was at a depth…

Manila, July 27 (IANS) At least five people were killed and 12 others injured in two earthquakes that struck the archipelago of Batanes north of Philippines' main Luzon island on Saturday, a local official said.Batanes Governor Marilou…

Shillong, July 19 (IANS) An earthquake measuring 5.6 on the Richter scale jolted India's northeastern region on Friday, an official said. No casualties have been reported so far."The quake occurred at 2.52 p.m. and had its epicentre in…

Manila, July 13 (IANS) At least 25 people were injured and several houses, churches and buildings were damaged when a 5.5-magnitude earthquake struck Surigao del Sur province in Philippines on Saturday.The Philippine Institute of…

Tokyo, July 13 (IANS) An earthquake measuring 6.1-magnitude jolted 169 km northwest of Naze, Japan, at 00:57:43 GMT on Saturday, the US Geological Survey said.The epicentre, with a depth of 242.18 km, was initially determined to be at…

San Francisco, July 6 (IANS) A massive earthquake measuring 7.1 on the Richter scale jolted southern California, just a day after a 6.4-magnitude temblor hit the US state, the strongest in 20 years.According to the United States…

San Francisco, July 5 (IANS) A massive earthquake measuring 6.4 on the Richter scale jolted a remote area in California's Searles Valley, the strongest temblor to hit the US state in 20 years.The quake struck at 5.33 p.m. on Thursday…

Manila, July 2 (IANS) A 5.9-magnitude earthquake struck Bohol province in the central Philippines on Tuesday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said.The institute said the quake, which struck at 12:59…