Tokyo, April 24 (IANS) A wildfire in Iwate Prefecture in northeastern Japan remains largely uncontained, with the burned area expanding to nearly 1,200 hectares as of 6 a.m. local time Friday, local media reported. Since breaking out on Wednesday in a mountainous area of Otsuchi Town, the fire has destroyed eight buildings, including residential houses, as per Kyodo News.Otsuchi has issued evacuation orders to nearly 2,600 people, about one quarter of the town’s population.Helicopters from the I…
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Islamabad, April 18 (IANS) An earthquake of magnitude 5.5 has hit the Hindu Kush region in Afghanistan, sending tremors across Pakistan’s Islamabad, Peshawar, and several parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Saturday, according to local media reports. The Pakistan Meteorological Department’s (PMD) National Seismic Monitoring Centre (NSMC) reported that the earthquake occurred at a depth of 199 kilometres and measured 5.5 in magnitude, reports leading Pakistani media outlet Geo TV.Swat, Hangu, North Wa…
New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) Earthquake tremors were felt across Delhi-NCR and several parts of North India on Friday, triggering panic among residents who rushed out of homes and office buildings. There were, however, no immediate reports of any casualties.The tremors were reported from multiple locations, including Delhi, Noida, Gurugram, Ghaziabad and Faridabad, as well as parts of Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and adjoining regions.Residents reported feeling sudden jerks while seated, with furniture a…
Hong Kong, March 2 (IANS) An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.0 jolted Volcano Islands, Japan region at 0355 GMT on Monday, the German Research Centre for Geosciences said.The epicenter, with a depth of 10.0 km, was initially determined to be at 23.12 degrees north latitude and 144.30 degrees east longitude, Xinhua news agency reported.Earlier strong and shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.1 hit the Volcano Islands, Japan region at 16:37 UTC on January 21, 2026. The agency reported a…
Tokyo, Jan 6 (IANS) Several people have been injured after a 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck Shimane Prefecture in western Japan on Tuesday, local media reported. The temblor occurred at 10:18 a.m. local time in eastern Shimane Prefecture at a depth of about 10 kilometres, measuring upper 5 on Japan’s seismic scale of 7 in the hardest-hit areas in Shimane and Tottori prefectures, said the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA).The quake’s epicentre was located at a latitude of 35.3 degrees north and …
Guwahati, Jan 5 (IANS) An earthquake of magnitude 5.1 struck Assam’s Morigaon district early Monday, underscoring the persistent seismic vulnerability of the northeastern region and renewing focus on preparedness amid recent tremors, officials said. The temblor occurred at 04.17 a.m. on January 5, with its epicentre located at latitude 26.37 degrees N and longitude 92.29 degrees E at a depth of 50 km, according to the National Centre for Seismology (NCS).Officials said there were no immediate …