#Earthquake

There has been a persistent sequence of mild seismic events – also known as a seismic swarm ­ in the sea and land area of Limassol since Saturday, the geological survey department ...

A second small earthquake in a few hours rattled Limassol once again on Tuesday evening. According to the Geological Survey Department, the 2.7 magnitude earthquake was again centred in the area ...

Aftershocks continue to be felt in the area hit by a deadly earthquake in Afghanistan last week and the area remains unsafe for survivors, a senior Afghan official said on ...

A small tremor measuring 2.6 on the Richter scale was felt in some parts of the island on Sunday, the geological surveys department said. It was mainly felt in the city ...

Afghanistan does not have enough medical supplies to treat the injured from an earthquake that killed 1,000 people, a senior official said on Friday, as authorities ended the search for survivors ...

Afghan authorities struggled on Thursday to reach a remote area hit by an earthquake that killed 1,000 people, more were trapped in rubble but poor communications and a lack of proper ...

The death toll from an earthquake in Afghanistan on Wednesday hit 1,000, disaster management officials said, with more than 600 injured and the toll expected to grow as information trickles in from ...

Cyprus has received certification from the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), for earthquake preparedness and response, Civil Defence spokeswoman, Olivia Michaelidou said on Sunday. Michaelidou told ...

The state has no responsibility for rockslides on private plots, the interior ministry reiterated on Friday, a day after MPs and the Aglandjia mayor plead for financial assistance to clean ...

Cyprus was rocked by a 4.9 earthquake in the early hours of Friday morning which was felt throughout the island, particularly in Larnaca and Famagusta. The seismological centre said the earthquake ...

An earthquake measuring 3.7 on the Richter scale was recorded between Cyprus and Lebanon, the geological survey department announced on Sunday. The quake was felt at 12.02pm, the department of the ...

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake felt near Paphos on Tuesday night was preceded by weaker tremors of a 2.7 magnitude, the Cyprus Seismological Centre confirmed on Wednesday. The quake was also felt in ...

Residents reported they felt an earthquake in Paphos and other parts of the island on Tuesday night. At an estimated 4.8 magnitude, the earthquake’s epicentre was reportedly 21km south west ...

The geological survey department detected a 3.0 magnitude earthquake in the Limassol district on Monday evening, the seismological centre said. Seismologist Sylvana Pilidou tweeted that the quake was recorded at 6.38 pm ...

Japan on Tuesday issued an emergency plea for citizens, businesses and local authorities to conserve energy, warning of potential blackouts after a massive earthquake idled several power plants and unseasonably ...

Tens of thousands of Japanese households remained without power on Thursday morning after a magnitude 7.4 quake struck shortly before midnight, throwing a swathe of northeastern Japan into darkness, severing key ...

A powerful magnitude 7.3 earthquake jolted Japan‘s northeast coast off Fukushima late on Wednesday, leaving two dead and 94 injured and reviving memories of a quake and tsunami that crippled the ...

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake killed at least seven people and injured dozens more when it struck inland near the western coast of Indonesia’s Sumatra island on Friday, with tremors also ...

A 4.5 magnitude quake jolted Cyprus early on Friday, the third to be felt on the island this month, with the department of geological survey urging the public to remain calm. ...

An earthquake of magnitude 5.6 struck Crete, Greece, on Wednesday, the country’s Geodynamic Institute said. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage. The European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) ...

A powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Indonesia on Tuesday triggering a tsunami warning and sending residents fleeing from their homes but causing only minor damage and injuring one person, authorities ...

An earthquake calculated at 3.4 on the Richter scale hit northeast of Limassol on Friday at 4:26pm, with many reporting that they felt two shakes. The epicentre was in the Pareklisia ...

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake was felt in Limassol on Wednesday, the second one of the day. According to the geological survey department, the quake was recorded at 4.43pm. Its epicentre was ...

Tokyo area commuters faced packed trains on Friday on some lines due to delays, but there was little other impact after a strong quake rocked the Japanese capital late the ...