BEIJING — A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck a remote part of China’s western Xinjiang region early Tuesday, state-run Xinhua News Agency reported. Xinhua cited the China Earthquake Networks Center as saying the quake rocked Wushu county in Aksu prefecture shortly after 2 a.m. local time. There were no immediate reports of damage or fatalities. The … Read more
ISLAMABAD — A magnitude 6.4 earthquake shook parts of Pakistan and neighboring Afghanistan on Thursday, sending panicked residents fleeing from their homes and offices and frightening people in remote villages, Pakistani officials and the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter of the quake was in the Hindu Kush mountain range in Afghanistan, according to the … Read more
JAKARTA, Indonesia — A powerful earthquake shook Indonesia’s easternmost region of Papua early Sunday, but there were no immediate reports of serious damage or casualties. The U.S. Geological Survey said the magnitude 6.5 quake was centered 162 kilometers (101 miles) northeast of Abepura, a subdistrict in Jayapura, the capital of Papua province. It happened at … Read more
David Beckham notably rose from Manchester United’s youth ranks to join Real Madrid as one of the legendary Galacticos. Discussing his time at the Santiago Bernabeu, he has now made a claim about the Spanish giants. His tenure with the Red Devils was nothing short of legendary, featuring 394 appearances, six Premier League crowns, two … Read more
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia — A strong and shallow undersea earthquake shook part of Indonesia’s Aceh province Saturday, but there were no immediate reports of serious damage or casualties. The U.S. Geological Survey said the magnitude 5.9 earthquake was centered 362 kilometers (225 miles) east of Sinabang, a coastal town in Aceh province at a depth … Read more
A powerful 6.8 magnitude undersea earthquake rocked the Philippines on Friday, Nov. 17, officials said. The quake occurred in the southern Mindanao region at 4:14 p.m. local time. Although initially logged as having a magnitude of 7.2, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) later downgraded the earthquake to 6.8m, local news reported. There … Read more
A 5.0 magnitude earthquake has struck the northwest Dominican Republic near the border with Haiti ByThe Associated Press November 10, 2023, 2:52 PM SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A 5.0 magnitude earthquake struck the northwest Dominican Republic on Friday near the border with Haiti. The tremor occurred at a depth of 12 miles (19 kilometers) … Read more
A 5.2 magnitude earthquake and some aftershocks have damaged nearly two dozen houses near Nepal’s capital ByThe Associated Press October 22, 2023, 11:12 AM KATHMANDU, Nepal — A 5.2 magnitude earthquake and some aftershocks damaged nearly two dozen houses in the hilly Dhading district near Nepal’s capital Sunday, an official said. The shaking also caused … Read more
ISLAMABAD — A powerful magnitude-6.3 earthquake followed by strong aftershocks killed dozens of people in western Afghanistan on Saturday, the country’s national disaster authority said. The United Nations gave a preliminary figure of 320 dead, but later said the figure was still being verified. Local authorities gave an estimate of 100 people killed and 500 … Read more
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake shakes Turkey, six months after a catastrophic temblor that devastated the area, inflicting injury to buildings and wounding 23 individuals, in keeping with Turkish officers ISTANBUL — A magnitude 5.3 earthquake shook southern Turkey on Thursday, inflicting injury to buildings and wounding 23 individuals, Turkish officers mentioned. No less than 23 … Read more