Thursday, 9 October 2025

Quakes hit off Easter Island, Java

BEIJING: An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.2 jolted southeast of Easter Island in the Pacific Ocean at 0044 GMT on Friday, reported Xinhua quoting the US Geological Survey. It also reported an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.5 jolted Java, Indonesia at 0031 GMT. — BERNAMA-XINHUA

Powerful earthquake strikes off the coast of Central America

The Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) has reported a strong earthquake occurring off the coast of Central America at 8.22am today (July 19). The earthquake, measuring 6.5 on the magnitude scale, struck at a depth of 98 kilometres with its epicentre located at 12.8 degrees north, 88.0 degrees west. The quake was centred approximately 1,292 kilometres […]

Moderate earthquake strikes Taiwan region

A moderate earthquake struck the Taiwan region at 5:22 AM today, as reported by the Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia). The earthquake registered a magnitude of 5.0 and occurred at a depth of 10 kilometres. Its epicentre was located at coordinates 21.9 degrees north and 121.5 degrees east, approximately 144 kilometres southeast of Kaohsiung, Taiwan. There […]

Four dead, several dozen injured in Haiti quake

HAITI: An earthquake shook parts of western Haiti on Tuesday, killing at least four people and injuring three dozen others, authorities said, with more victims feared trapped under the rubble.  The magnitude 4.9 quake occurred just after 5:00 am (0900 GMT) around 5.5 miles (9 kilometers) off the coast of the isolated Grand’Anse department, some […]

5.4-magnitude quake jolts Japan’s Chiba prefecture

TOKYO: An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.4 struck Japan’s southern Chiba prefecture today, the Japan Meteorological Agency said, reported Xinhua. According to the weather agency, the quake occurred in southern Chiba prefecture at 4.16 am local time at a depth of 40 km, measuring upper 5 on Japan’s seismic intensity scale which peaks […]

Strong quake jolts NZ islands

KUALA LUMPUR: A strong earthquake measuring 7.1 on the Richter scale struck Kermadec Islands, New Zealand at 8.41 am today, the Malaysian Meteorological Department reported. It said in a statement that the epicentre of the quake was 1,037 km north-east of Tauranga, New Zealand, at the depth of 75 km. However, based on the department’s […]

6.6-magnitude earthquake rattles Java Island

JAKARTA: A strong earthquake with 6.6 magnitude struck Indonesia’s Java island on Friday, according to the country’s geophysics agency BMKG. It struck at a depth of 632 kilometres, about 68 kilometres northwest of Tuban in East Java province. There was no reported risk of a tsunami. The quake occurred at 4.55pm local time and was felt […]

Magnitude 4.7 quake jolts Turkiye again

ISTANBUL: A 4.7 magnitude earthquake jolted Turkiye’s eastern province of Malatya early Monday. The Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD) said the quake struck Puturge district at a depth of 10 kilometres. The quake occurred at 4.34 am local time, reported Anadolu Agency. The tremor came as Turkiye is dealing with the aftermath of the […]

Turks rally to support quake victims

ANKARA: Following two massive and deadly earthquakes that have hit southeastern Türkiye and Syria, citizens in the capital city Ankara have rallied to support those in need with disaster relief material, reported Xinhua. “We cannot sleep in our comfortable beds when there are still people trapped in the rubble in many cities,” Ozlem Seckin, a […]

Ankara declares 7-day national mourning as over 2,300 killed in quake

DIYARBAKIR (Turkiye): At least 2,379 people were killed and 14,483 others were injured in 10 provinces of Türkiye following two strong earthquakes that jolted the southern part of the country on Monday, Anadolu Agency reported Vice President Fuat Oktay said. Early Monday morning, a powerful magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck Pazarcik district of Kahramanmaras province and […]