A woman weeps as rescue works are underway for victims (Image credits: AP) SIDOARJO: Dozens of parents waited Wednesday near a collapsed school building on Indonesia’s main island of Java, an AFP correspondent said, as rescue teams searched for survivors under the rubble.At least three people died when the multi-storey building gave way in the…
An offshore earthquake of magnitude 6.9 collapsed walls of houses and buildings late Tuesday in a central Philippine province, killing at least 31 people, injuring many others and sending residents scrambling out of homes into darkness as the intense shaking cut off power, officials said. The epicenter of the earthquake, which was set off by…
Published on: Sept 30, 2025 11:17 pm IST The epicentre of the quake, which struck around 11:49 pm (1649 GMT), was around 156 kilometres east of Surabaya, Indonesia’s second largest city. A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia’s main island of Java late Tuesday, the US Geological Survey said, with no immediate…
BEIJING — A 5.6 magnitude earthquake injured at least 11 people, destroying houses and forcing thousands to relocate Saturday in northwest China’s Gansu province, state media said. The 11 people reported injured were taken to hospitals, state broadcaster CCTV said. Five of six people brought to one hospital were admitted for further treatment, the official Xinhua News…
A magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck the Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky region near Russia on Thursday, the U.S. Geological Survey said, prompting tsunami advisories for parts of Alaska. Initially, there was a tsunami advisory issued for Alaska’s Aleutian Islands, but it was canceled, according to the USGS. A magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck the Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky region near Russia on Thursday, the U.S….
Updated on: Sept 13, 2025 08:51 am IST A magnitude 7.1 earthquake hit near the east coast of Russia’s Kamchatka region on Saturday. A magnitude 7.1 earthquake hit near the east coast of Russia’s Kamchatka region on Saturday, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) reported. A working seismograph is shown in a display about…
Updated on: Sept 09, 2025 03:40 am IST The Athens Geodynamic Institute said the quake was on the island of Evia near Athens. An earthquake of magnitude 5.2 rattled central Greece on Tuesday morning. There were no reports of any damage or fatalities. A working seismograph is shown in a display about earthquakes during an…
Two moderate earthquakes struck eastern Afghanistan on Thursday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. A magnitude 5.6 quake was recorded about 22 miles west-southwest of Asadabad, and a magnitude 4.5 tremor struck roughly 15 miles northeast of Jalalabad. Both were shallow quakes, according to the USGS, and followed the devastating magnitude‑6.0 tremor on Monday that killed…
TO THE TRAGEDY. BROOKLYN BISTRO IN EAST SACRAMENTO CELEBRATING THREE YEARS IN BUSINESS. CULTURE, TO ME, IS YOUR IDENTITY. AND SO, YOU KNOW, I WANT TO DO THE BEST I CAN TO UPHOLD THAT, TO HONOR AFGHAN ROOTS. SUSAN AMIRI CONVERTED PART OF HER FAMILY’S RESTAURANT INTO AN AFGHAN CAFE. THE GRAND OPENING ON SUNDAY,…
Last Updated:September 01, 2025, 06:59 IST A magnitude 6.0 earthquake hit Southeastern Afghanistan near Basawul, killing nine and injuring 25. The quake struck at 11:47 pm at a depth of 10 km. An image representing an earthquake (AP) Nine people have been killed and 25 others were injured after an earthquake of magnitude 6.0 struck…