earthquake

APP Islamabad: An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.0 struck Swat, Lower Dir, and surrounding areas of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa on Thursday.  Media reports indicate that following the tremor, individuals rushed out of their homes and shops…

AFP/APP Port Moresby: A 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck off the northern coast of Papua New Guinea on Thursday, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). The tremor was centered approximately 300 kilometers (186 miles) east…

Xinhua/APP Sydney:A 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck 57 km south of Panguna, Papua New Guinea, at 06:13:34 local time (20:13:34 GMT on Sunday), according to the US Geological Survey (USGS). The quake occurred at a depth of 41.0 km,…

Imama Riaz Rawalpindi: As the Arabian Sea brews with a severe low-pressure system, the Sindh coast braces for a potential storm that could evolve into a cyclone. Dubbed “Asna,” meaning the brightest, this system threatens to bring…

News Desk  Islamabad: The federal capital is poised to be transformed into a 'Model Digital City,' offering residents access to an array of cutting-edge technological services. This initiative will introduce 150 app-based services…

Sultan Shoaib Gilgit-Baltistan: In 2010, a massive landslide triggered by an earthquake devastated Attabad village in the stunning Hunza Valley, about 150 km from Gilgit city. The disaster unleashed a torrent of boulders that severely…

News Desk Islamabad: Pakistan witnessed a rare astronomical event: the super blue moon on Monday night.  This extraordinary phenomenon, observable across the country at 11:26 PM local time, drew the attention of stargazers and…

AFP/APP Taipei: A 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck off Taiwan's east coast Friday morning, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said, with the island's government confirming there were no reports of major damage. The tremor,…

AFP/APP Tokyo: Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Friday canceled a trip to Central Asia after earthquake scientists warned the country should prepare for a possible "megaquake." The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) issued the…

AFP/APP Tokyo: A powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 7.1 shook southern Japan on Thursday, but no major damage was reported and only relatively minor tsunami waves lashed the coast. The quake hit at 4:42 pm (0742 GMT) off the…