Back-to-back earthquakes strike Maharashtra's Hingoli district within 10 minutes
March 21, 2024 9:13 ISTAccording to the National Center for Seismology, the first tremors were felt at around 6:08 am while the second occurred 10 minutes later.
According to the National Center for Seismology, the first tremors were felt at around 6:08 am while the second occurred 10 minutes later.
The earthquake jolts were felt in Quetta, Noshki, Chagi, Chaman, Qilla Abdullah, Dalbadin, Pishin and some other areas of the province. However, officials did not report any casualties from any area where the tremors were felt, even as Balochistan has been hit by strong earthquakes before.
An earthquake of magnitude 4.5 on the Richter Scale hit Afghanistan. In a post on X, the NCS wrote, " Earthquake of Magnitude:4.5, Occurred on 17-03-2024, 19:59:23 IST, Lat: 36.66 & Long: 71.43, Depth: 169 Km, Region: Afghanistan."
The epicentre of the earthquake was off the coast of Fukushima prefecture, where strong tremors were recorded, the agency said, adding that a tsunami warning had not been issued.
According to the National Center for Seismology, the earthquake struck the Qinghai region of the country at 15:36 IST. As of now, there were no reports of any injuries or casualties.
The quake was at a depth of 10 km and tremors were felt at around 9:35 pm.
Mild tremors were felt in the area around the epicentre of the quake. On Wednesday, an earthquake measuring 3.4-magnitude had hit the Ladakh region.
The quake was at a depth of 5 km and tremors were felt at around 5:39 am.
The National High-Speed Rail Corporation (NHSRCL) has announced the installation of twenty-eight seismometers along the Mumbai-Ahmedabad 'bullet train' corridor. The development comes as part of the 'Early Earthquake Detection System,' incorporating cutting-edge Japanese Shinkansen technology.
This came a week after an earthquake of magnitude 6.3 on the Richter Scale struck Western Brazil on Saturday.
An earthquake of 4.3 magnitude hit Pakistan at around 4:16 pm on Wednesday.
The landslide occurred at Liangshui village of Zhaotong city, trapping 47 people, on Monday. The 7.1 magnitude earthquake injured six people, two with serious injuries, and resulted in the collapse of 47 houses.
Tremors were felt as far away as the neighboring countries Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan and even Delhi-NCR. So far there are no reports of any damage.
Earthquake jolts were felt in Delhi NCR.
According to the National Center for Seismology, the earthquake was at a depth of 10 km.
Japan earthquake: As of writing this article, neither the government has released any reports of injuries or tsunami warnings.
According to the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD), the 6.0 magnitude earthquake struck at 2:20 pm in the Hindu Kush region, Afghanistan at a depth of 213km. It had a longitude of 70.63 East and a latitude of 36.16 North.
The epicenter of the quake was in Hindu Kush region of Afghanistan, the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) posted on X.
Japan earthquake: According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, the earthquake struck off the Sea of Japan coast on Tuesday, banging the same part of the country where a powerful part of central Japan on the New Year.
Notably, an earthquake of magnitude 5.7 struck Nepal's Jajarkot district in November last year, killing more than 150 people and injuring nearly 400. India was the first country to dispatch emergency relief materials to the earthquake-hit districts in Nepal.
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