Powerful 6.3-magnitude quake strikes northern Afghanistan
Powerful 6.3-magnitude quake strikes northern Afghanistan

A powerful 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck near the northern Afghan city of Mazar-e Sharif early Monday, killing at least 20 people and injuring about 150, provincial authorities said. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) reported that the quake hit at a depth of 28 kilometers (17.4 miles) near...

Remains of 6-year-old girl missing since 2011 Japan Tsunami identified after 14 years
Remains of 6-year-old girl missing since 2011 Japan Tsunami identified after 14 years

Fourteen years after the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami, the partial remains of 6-year-old Natsuse Yamane, who had been missing since the disaster, have been identified, authorities announced on Thursday. Natsuse, from Yamada in Iwate Prefecture, was swept away by the tsunami on...

Earthquake of magnitude 7.1 strikes off Russia’s Kamchatka east coast
Earthquake of magnitude 7.1 strikes off Russia’s Kamchatka east coast

An earthquake of magnitude 7.1 struck near the east coast of Russias Kamchatka region on Saturday, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) said. The quake was at a depth 10 km (6.2 miles), GFZ said, reports Reuters. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) pegged the magnitude at...

Bangladesh to send emergency aid to earthquake-hit Afghanistan
Bangladesh to send emergency aid to earthquake-hit Afghanistan

The Government of Bangladesh has announced that it will send emergency aid to Afghanistan, following the devastating earthquake that struck the country on Monday. The relief materials will be delivered on Friday by a special Bangladesh Air Force aircraft, as per the instructions of the Honourable...

Dozens injured after magnitude 6.0 quake strikes Indonesia's Sulawesi, official says
Dozens injured after magnitude 6.0 quake strikes Indonesia's Sulawesi, official says

Dozens of people were injured after a magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck central Sulawesi, Indonesia, early on Sunday, the countrys disaster mitigation agency (BNPB) said. The quake, at a depth of 10 km (6.21 miles), shook the Poso Regency and was felt in the nearby areas. Twenty-nine people were...

6.1 quake hits western Turkey: 1 dead, dozens injured
6.1 quake hits western Turkey: 1 dead, dozens injured

A 6.1-magnitude quake struck Sindirgi in western Turkey on Sunday, the Turkish disaster management agency (AFAD) said, killing at least one person and injuring dozens more. The quake was felt across several cities in the west of the country, including Istanbul and the tourist hotspot of Izmir....