earthquake

APP Peshawar: An earthquake of magnitude 4.9 struck Peshawar and its surrounding areas on Wednesday afternoon at 3:30 pm. The Regional Meteorological Center said the tremors were felt in various regions including Peshawar, Swat,…

Xinhua/APP Suva: An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.3 jolted 51 km NNE of Port Olry of Vanuatu at 19:03 local time on Monday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said. There were no immediate reports of casualty or damage. The…

News Desk  Venezuela: An earthquake with a magnitude of 6 struck near the coast of Venezuela, specifically about 30 kilometers northeast of Yaguaraparo in Sucre.  The US Geological Survey reported its depth as 87 kilometers. The…

News Desk  Islamabad: An earthquake struck Balochistan's Zhob district and nearby areas on Monday afternoon, according to media reports. The seismological center measured the earthquake's intensity at 3.3 with a depth of 30…

AFP/APP Brussels:Far-right gains in EU elections triggered a political earthquake in France on Sunday, with President Emmanuel Macron calling snap legislative polls in a high-risk move. Though centrist mainstream parties kept an…

APP Shenzhen: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif commenced his five-day official visit to China on Tuesday, arriving in Shenzhen for the first leg of the trip from June 4 to 8.  Upon landing at Shenzhen Airport, he received a warm welcome…

News Desk  Islamabad: The Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) Administration has initiated a crackdown against unauthorized agents operating outside the excise office, responding to numerous citizen complaints.  In line with the…

APP Islamabad: There has been a significant increase in dengue cases, with 2,795 new cases reported nationwide in the past week.  According to the National Institute of Health (NIH), the rise in cases is linked to increasing…

News Desk  Islamabad: An earthquake measuring 3.2 on the Richter scale shook parts of Karachi, including the Clifton neighborhood, on Monday. The National Seismic Monitoring Centre (NSMC) reported that the earthquake occurred at a…

AFP/APP Tokyo: A strong magnitude 5.9 earthquake shook central Japan on Monday but there was no tsunami warning, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said. The shallow jolt, which hit at 6:31 am (2131 GMT), was centred in the Noto…