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3.8 magnitude earthquake strikes Tibet
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (319+ words) Tibet, April 3 (ANI): An earthquake of magnitude 3.8 struck Tibet on Friday as per the National Center for Seismology. Sharing the details in a post on X, NCS said that the earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 kilometres. "EQ of M: 3.8, On:…...
Earthquake tremors felt in Delhi-NCR and parts of north India
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (197+ words) Earthquake tremors of 5.9 magnitude were felt across Delhi and several parts of north India, including parts of Jammu and Kashmir and Punjab, on Friday night. The tremors were recorded at around 9.42 pm. The epicentre of the earthquake was located in…...
Earthquake shakes Delhi-NCR, several parts of North India
21+ hour, 34+ min ago (129+ words) Earthquake shakes Delhi-NCR, several parts of North India'The Tribune Earthquake tremors were felt in several parts of North India on Friday night, including Delhi, Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab and Haryana, officials said. The tremors, which lasted a few seconds, occurred…...
5.9 magnitude earthquake jolts Afghanistan
1+ day, 50+ min ago (199+ words) Kabul [Afghanistan], April 3 (ANI): A strong earthquake of magnitude 5.9 struck Afghanistan on Friday, as reported by the National Center for Seismology. Sharing the details in a post on X, the NCS said that the earthquake occurred at 21:42 IST at a…...
Earthquake of magnitude 4.5 strikes Myanmar
1+ week, 2+ day ago (310+ words) Naypyidaw [Myanmar], March 26 (ANI): An earthquake of magnitude 4.5 struck Myanmar on late Wednesday night, as per a statement by the National Center for Seismology (NCS). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 120km. In a post on X, the NCS said,…...
Toxic environmental impacts from volcanic activity set stage for mass extinction event: Analysis
1+ week, 5+ day ago (316+ words) About 70 per cent of volcanic eruptions in India's Deccan Plateau occurred towards the end of the Maastrichtian era, which represents the last few hundred thousand years of the Cretaceous Period and immediately preceding the Cretaceous-Paleogene boundary, a study has found....
Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 strikes Afghanistan
1+ week, 6+ day ago (302+ words) Kabul [Afghanistan], March 22 (ANI): An earthquake of magnitude 4.6 struck Afghanistan on late Saturday night, a statement by the National Center for Seismology (NCS) said. As per the statement, the earthquake occurred at a depth of 82km. "EQ of M: 4.6, On: 21/03/2026 22:43:49 IST, Lat:…...
Global project targets quake preparedness in Kangra
2+ week, 5+ day ago (316+ words) The initiative is part of a five-year research project titled "Quantifying earthquake hazard and enhancing resilience in India," which will run until 2030. The project is jointly funded by India's Ministry of Earth Sciences and the UK's Natural Environment Research Council…...
Dinosaur fossils in Brazil reveal new giant species
2+ week, 6+ day ago (265+ words) Brazilian scientists have identified a new species of giant dinosaur with ties to a similar animal found in Spain, reinforcing knowledge that land routes once connected parts of South America, Africa and Europe about 120 million years ago. Named Dasosaurus tocantinensis,…...
Explainer: Seismic threat looms over Himachal Pradesh
3+ week, 19+ hour ago (401+ words) The increasing occurrence of landslides, cloudbursts and seismic vulnerability has made Himachal Pradesh prone to disasters, necessitating the need for strong mitigation measures, especially in view of many parts of the state falling in the high earthquake-prone Zone V. Notwithstanding its…...