Earthquake

A strong earthquake lasting for at least 30 seconds was felt across much of Afghanistan, Pakistan and parts of India on Tuesday night, ...

[struck the impoverished province of Paktika ](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jun/22/afghanistan-earthquake-at-least-130-dead-after-magnitude-quake-strikes)on 22 June last year. More than 1,000 people were killed and tens of thousands made homeless after a 5.9-magnitude quake – the deadliest in Afghanistan in nearly a quarter of a century – [Afghanistan](https://www.theguardian.com/world/afghanistan), Pakistan and parts of India on Tuesday night, with the US Geological Survey putting its magnitude at 6.5.

A strong earthquake struck northeast Afghanistan on Tuesday, with tremors felt in cities in Pakistan and India.

Eyewitnesses in Lahore told CNN the tremors were also felt there. Strong tremors were felt in the Pakistani capital of Islamabad, according to a CNN team on the ground. Residents in the Pakistani city of Islamabad meanwhile said cracks had appeared in the walls of their homes.

A magnitude 6.5 earthquake has struck northern Afghanistan, according to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre, killing two in the...

In Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistan-controlled Kashmir - the site of a deadly earthquake in 2005 in which more than 80,000 people were killed - people ran out of their homes, crying and reciting holy verses, according to a Reuters witness. A 13-year old girl died when a wall in her home collapsed on her and 150 people were injured in the northern Pakistani district of Swat where hospitals had declared a state of emergency, police officer Shafiullah Gandapur told Reuters.# A magnitude 6.5 earthquake has struck northern Afghanistan, according to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre, killing two in the east of the country and one child in neighbouring Pakistan.

At least two killed, over 300 injured in Pakistan after quake hits Pakistan, Afghanistan, with tremors felt in India.

For a moment, we felt it is the end of our world,” he said. Fifty-two people were injured in other parts of the province, officials said. “We were sitting in our home when we saw everything around us shaking. At least two people have been killed and hundreds injured in northern Pakistan after a magnitude 6.5 earthquake hit areas across Afghanistan and Pakistan, with tremors felt as far as the Indian capital New Delhi. At least two people killed and hundreds injured in Pakistan after a magnitude 6.5 earthquake hits Pakistan and Afghanistan, with tremors felt in India. At least two people, including a child, were killed in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province as a result of the earthquake, rescue officials have told Al Jazeera.

An earthquake of magnitude 6.8 struck the Hindu Kush region in Afghanistan, the German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ) said on Tuesday.

March 21 (Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 6.8 struck the Hindu Kush region in Afghanistan, the German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ) said on Tuesday. The quake was at a depth of 184 km (114 miles), GFZ added. Magnitude 6.8 earthquake strikes Hindu Kush in Afghanistan - GFZ

A magnitude 6.5 earthquake has struck northern Afghanistan, according to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre, killing two in the...

In Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistan-controlled Kashmir - the site of a deadly earthquake in 2005 in which more than 80,000 people were killed - people ran out of their homes, crying and reciting holy verses, according to a Reuters witness. A 13-year old girl died when a wall in her home collapsed on her and 150 people were injured in the northern Pakistani district of Swat where hospitals had declared a state of emergency, police officer Shafiullah Gandapur told Reuters.# A magnitude 6.5 earthquake has struck northern Afghanistan, according to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre, killing two in the east of the country and one child in neighbouring Pakistan.

The 6.5 magnitude quake was centred in Afghanistan's remote Jurm valley which is prone to seismic activity.

A child was among those killed in the Laghman province near the country's border with Pakistan, AFP reported. Three others were killed in Afghanistan, the country's health ministry spokesman said. Nine of the confirmed deaths were reported in the valley region of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in Pakistan.

At least 19 houses were partially damaged by the earthquake, Abdul Basit, a senior official in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government told Reuters on Wednesday.

In 2005, at least 73,000 people were killed by a 7.6 magnitude quake that struck northern Pakistan. At least nine people were killed and 44 injured in northwest Pakistan, a Pakistani government official said, and hospitals in northern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province were put into a state of emergency overnight. At least 13 people were killed and more than 90 injured in Pakistan and Afghanistan after a magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck late on Tuesday, government officials said.

At least nine people have been killed and 44 injured in northwest Pakistan by a magnitude 6.5 earthquake...

In 2005, at least 73,000 people were killed by a 7.6 magnitude quake that struck northern Pakistan. At least two people were killed in Afghanistan, a disaster agency official there said on Wednesday. At least nine people have been killed and 44 injured in northwest Pakistan by a magnitude 6.5 earthquake that struck in neighbouring Afghanistan.

A magnitude-6.5 earthquake rattles much of Pakistan and Afghanistan, sending panicked residents fleeing from homes and offices and frightening people in ...

People were all shouting and were shocked," Kabul resident Shafiullah Azimi said. "The quake was so strong and terrifying. On Wednesday, powerful tremors sent many people fleeing their homes and offices in Pakistan's capital, Islamabad, some reciting verses from the Qur'an, Islam's holy book. The region is prone to violent seismic upheavals: A magnitude-7.6 quake in 2005 killed thousands of people in Pakistan and Kashmir. Dozens of others were injured in the quake, which was centred in Afghanistan and also felt in bordering Tajikistan. "These terrified people collapsed, and some of them collapsed because of the shock of the earthquake," he said.

A magnitude 6.5 earthquake has rattled much of Pakistan and Afghanistan, sending panicked residents fleeing from their homes and offices.

Geological Survey said the epicenter of the magnitude 6.5 quake was 40 kilometers (25 miles) south-southeast of Jurm in Afghanistan's mountainous Hindukush region, bordering Pakistan and Tajikistan. The powerful tremors sent many people fleeing their homes and offices in Pakistan's capital of Islamabad, some reciting verses from the Quran, Islam's holy book. “I quickly thought that it is a big one, and we left the restaurant and came out,” he told The Associated Press by phone. Faizi and other officials said nine people were killed when roofs collapsed in various parts of northwestern Pakistan. At least nine people died in Pakistan and two in Afghanistan, officials said Wednesday Taimoor Khan, a spokesman for the provincial disaster management authority in the northwest, said at least 19 mudbrick homes collapsed in remote areas.

News and Press Release in English on Syrian Arab Republic and 1 other country about Disaster Management, Logistics and Telecommunications and Earthquake; ...

We are very much looking forward to further developing the disaster portal so it can create a positive impact in response efforts for all kinds of humanitarian organizations. Xavier Charles (GIS Regional Technical Referent for Middle East at MSF) stated, "It is an awesome tool that already fulfills the purpose of saving extra effort and time in emergency response." [disaster portal](https://disaster-portal.heigit.org/#/place/@37.51007080078126,37.05134114076333,7) for the impacted region with input from the MSF GIS Middle East Team (Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders), who are supporting the operation of MSF in Syria and have a need for coordinating supply efforts on the ground. [Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT)](https://www.hotosm.org/) organizes projects for rapid and collaborative mapping in urgent disaster situations. The MSF GIS Middle East Team shared their experiences in disaster situations, tried out the service and provided their valuable feedback and input, contributing to a first path to an open source service meeting the needs of humanitarian actors efforts. In spite of this, it is imperative to quickly provide assistance to the affected people.

Senior duty seismologist at Geoscience Australia Hugh Glanville said the earthquake was felt as far as Adelaide, more than 250 kilometres away. "It's been felt ...

- Geoscience Australia says it is the largest earthquake recorded in the state in the past 10 years - A magnitude-4.8 earthquake has been recorded in the Flinders Ranges A magnitude-4.8 earthquake has been recorded in South Australia's Flinders Ranges.

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake has struck South Australia, with many people in Adelaide feeling the tremor.

The magnitude 4.8 tremor was centered in the Flinders Region, at a depth of 7km. [earthquake](/news/earthquakes/index.html) has struck [South Australia](/news/south-australia/index.html), marking the strongest earthquake the state has recorded in almost a decade. - Tremors were felt 250km away in the city's CBD