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Xinhua/APP Hong Kong: An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.7 jolted Volcano Islands, Japan region at 09:29:03 GMT on Thursday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said. The epicenter, with a depth of 10.0 km, was initially…

AFP/APP Taipei: At least nine people were killed and more than 1,000 injured Wednesday by a powerful earthquake in Taiwan that damaged dozens of buildings and prompted tsunami warnings that extended to Japan and the Philippines before…

News Desk  Islamabad: An earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter Scale struck Pakistan's Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab provinces, as well as the Gilgit-Baltistan region on Thursday. Tremors were felt in Rawalpindi, Islamabad, Swat,…

 APP Islamabad: Pakistan's National Seismic Monitoring Centre reported a 3.6-magnitude earthquake in Harnai and adjoining areas of Quetta city on Friday. The epicenter of the quake was reported to be 45 kilometers away in Harnai…

News Desk Rawalpindi: An earthquake of 6 magnitude jolted several parts of the country including Islamabad, Peshawar, and Lahore on Thursday. The tremors were felt in several areas of Punjab, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and Azad Jammu and…

SPA/APP Hong Kong: An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1 jolted near the West Coast of Honshu, Japan on Sunday, Xinhua quoted the GFZ German Research Center for Geosciences said. The epicenter, at a depth of 10 km, was initially…

AFP/APP Japan: Japanese rescuers battled against the clock and powerful aftershocks on Tuesday to find survivors of a major earthquake that struck on New Year's Day, reportedly killing more than 20 people and leaving a trail of…

Xinhua/APP Beijing: An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.4 jolted 105km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga, on Friday, the US Geological Survey said. The epicentre, with a depth of 35.0km, was initially determined to be at 15.05 degrees south latitude…

News Desk Islamabad: An earthquake measuring 4.4 on the Richter scale jolted Islamabad and other parts of the country in the wee hours of Friday. Tremors were also felt in several cities in Punjab, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, and Azad Jammu…

APP Beijing: A 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck Jishishan County in Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture of Northwest China’s Gansu Province on Monday midnight. As of 4 am on Tuesday, the earthquake has caused 100 fatalities and 96…