According to the National Centre for Seismology, the quake occurred at 01:12 am IST and its depth was registered at 120 km. This is the third earthquake in Afghanistan in a week.
A viral video falsely linking individuals swept by waves to Japan's earthquake debunked by India TV's Fact Check team. The footage, from an Indonesia tidal bore incident in December 2021, erroneously connected to recent events, emphasizing the need for fact-checking amidst sensitive situations.
The passenger plane possibly collided with a Coast Guard aircraft, with the airline saying that all 379 passengers and crew had been evacuated.
Many rail services, ferries and flights have been suspended as almost 33,000 households remained without power in Ishikawa prefecture on Tuesday morning. A 3,000-strong rescue crew of army personnel, firefighters and police officers have been dispatched to the quake sites in Ishikawa prefecture.
The tremors were felt around 11:33 am while the depth of the quake was at 5 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was 28 km east of Jammu and 43 km north east of Katra.
The earthquake with a 7.6-preliminary magnitude destroyed several buildings and knocked out power to tens of thousands of homes, prompting residents in some coastal areas to flee to higher ground. A tsunami warning was issued for the first time since a massive 2011 earthquake.
Japan, which sits on the so-called Pacific “Ring of Fire,” is one of the most quake-prone countries in the world. In fact, an earthquake occurs every 5 minutes in the country.
Japanese public broadcaster NHK TV warned torrents of water could reach as high as 5 metres (16.5 feet) and urged people to flee to high land or the top of a nearby building as quickly as possible.
Japan earthquake: The quake, which struck on New Year's Day, was felt in Tokyo and across the Kanto area. Reports of damage were not immediately available.
Manipur earthquake: According to the National Centre of Seismology (NCS), the tremor occurred at 10:01 pm and its epicentre was near Ukhrul.
The quake's epicentre was at a depth of 10 km (6.21 miles), it further said.
The earthquake was felt in Lanzhou, the Gansu provincial capital, where university students rushed out of their dorms, according to a social media post that had images showing young people standing outside.
Four earthquakes jolted Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh on Monday. The tremors were felt in Ladakh's Kargil and Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar.
As many as four back-to-back earthquakes within minutes, struck Kargil in Laddakh and Kishtwar in Jammu and Kashmir, the National Center for Seismology (NCS) informed.
Afghanistan earthquake: According to the National Center for Seismology, the tremors were felt at around 7:35 am. However, no details of casualties were reported as of now.
Earthquake with Magnitude 5.8 jolted Mexico City causing panic among residents. People came out of the buildings after they felt tremors.
Azerbaijan earthquake: According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), the epicentre of the earthquake was 64 km from Sumqayit, Azerbaijan. However, the tremors were also felt in neighbouring countries like Turkmenistan and Russia.
Philippines earthquake: According to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre, the epicentre of the earthquake was Luzon. However, the tremors were also felt in the national capital, Manila.
The second earthquake of 3.7 magnitude was noted at 4.29 pm at a depth of 5 km below the surface at a latitude of 35.23 and longitude of 77.59 degrees, the National Centre for Seismology said.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre said that based on the magnitude and location it expected tsunami waves to hit the southern Philippines and parts of Indonesia, Palau and Malaysia.
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