The quake's epicenter was near Whitehouse Station, New Jersey. Tremors were also felt inside the United Nations Security Council as an earthquake struck New York and New Jersey.
People from across the region, including in the New York City, New Jersey, northern Pennsylvania and western Connecticut felt the earthquake, according to Reuters which also cited social media.
Earthquake in New York: According to tracking website FlightAware, Federal Aviation Administration told airlines that they can expect flights to be held for New York City airports until noon because of earthquake and delays of 30-45 minutes.
Residents of New York, New Jersey, northern Pennsylvania and western Connecticut felt the tremors which struck the region on Friday morning.
Taiwan earthquake: Amidst the chaos of Taiwan's devastating 7.4 magnitude earthquake, nurses in a neonatal unit demonstrated incredible courage as they protected vulnerable infants. Their swift response, captured in viral surveillance footage, showcased selfless actions amidst perilous conditions.
Himachal earthquake: The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km in Chamba district, officials of the meteorological department in Shimla said today (April 4).
The recent powerful magnitude 7.4 earthquake that struck near Taiwan's Hualien City resulted in significant casualties and infrastructure damage, making it the strongest earthquake to hit the region in decades. While tsunami warnings were issued initially, they were later lifted.
The earthquake struck at 03:16 UTC with a depth of 10 kilometers. Further details regarding the impact and potential damage are yet to be disclosed.
An earthquake offshore Taiwan with a magnitude of 7.2 rocked the capital Taipei on Wednesday (April 3) morning, knocking out power in several parts of the city and sparking a tsunami warning for the islands of southern Japan and the Philippines. Watch to know more!
So far, at least nine people have been killed and over 900 people have been injured following the 7.2 magnitude earthquake that struck Taiwan on Wednesday. Residual aftershocks in the island country also caused 24 landslides and damage to 35 roads, bridges and tunnels.
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Government statistics showed 736 people were injured and 77 stranded. The quake and aftershocks also caused 24 landslides and damage to 35 roads, bridges and tunnels.
A 7.2 magnitude earthquake rocked Taiwan on Wednesday, the strongest tremor to hit the island in at least 25 years, shaking buildings from their foundations and sparking a tsunami warning for the islands of southern Japan and the Philippines.
Taiwan earthquake LIVE: Taiwan's official central news agency said the quake was the biggest to hit the island since 1999 when a 7.6 magnitude tremor killed around 2,400 people and destroyed or damaged 50,000 buildings in one of Taiwan's worst-recorded quakes.
Taiwan was hit by a strong 7.2 magnitude earthquake on early Wednesday damaging several buildings in a southern city and creating a tsunami that washed ashore on southern Japanese islands.
Taiwan earthquake: Taiwan television stations showed footage of some collapsed buildings in Hualien, near the quake's epicentre, and media reported some people were trapped.
Taiwan Earthquake: A powerful earthquake struck Taiwan early Wednesday, rocking the entire island and collapsing buildings following which Japan issued a tsunami alert.
No report of casualty or loss of properties emerged from Japan's Iwate and Aomori as of now.
According to the National Center for Seismology (NCS), the tremors were felt at around 5:44 am. Earlier, the United Nations said that Afghanistan needed more than USD 400 million to recover from an earthquake that shook the nation last October killing around 2,000 people.
A strong earthquake of 7.0 magnitude had killed at least seven people in April last year. Earthquakes are common in Papua New Guinea.
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