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AFP/APP Naypyidaw, Myanmar: A powerful earthquake rocked central Myanmar on Friday, buckling roads in the capital Naypyidaw, damaging buildings, and forcing people to flee into the streets in neighboring Thailand. The 7.7-magnitude…

AFP/APP Sydney: A 6.7-magnitude earthquake struck off New Zealand's South Island on Tuesday, the United States Geological Survey said. The tremor hit at 2:43 pm (0143 GMT) at a depth of 10 kilometres (6.2 miles) off the southwest tip…

AFP/APP Taipei: A 6.0-magnitude earthquake hit Taiwan on Tuesday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) reported, injuring 27 people and causing ceilings in homes to cave in, according to local authorities. An AFP journalist in the capital,…

SPA/APP Washington: Two earthquakes struck some regions in Ethiopia last night. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the first earthquake measured 4.9 magnitude and occurred 23 kilometers north of Awash, at a depth of 10 kilometers…

APP Islamabad: A moderate earthquake jolted Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK), sending tremors through Srinagar and surrounding areas on Saturday. According to Kashmir Media Service, the quake of magnitude 4.0 was…

SPA/APP Washington: A 5.0-magnitude earthquake struck the coast of Guam, a US territory in the Pacific Ocean, on Monday. According to the US Geological Survey, the epicenter was situated 219 kilometers from the village of Yigo on the…

Xinhua/APP Beijing: The US Geological Survey reported an earthquake measuring 5.1 magnitude that struck 230 km W of Puerto Chacabuco, Chile, on Saturday. The quake's epicenter, initially located at 45.76 degrees south latitude and 75.74…

Asem Mustafa Awan Islamabad: The diplomatic relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia, under the mediation of China, have been restored and the world is welcoming the effort made by China. It is an important development towards the…