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Afghanistan Earthquake: 27 Dead, Hundreds Injured as Winter Looms

Afghan Earthquake: 27 Dead, Hundreds Injured as Winter Looms

November 4, 2025 10:20 am

Residents in northern Afghanistan were digging through debris and helping the injured on Tuesday after a 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck near Mazar-i-Sharif, killing at least 27 people and destroying hundreds of homes, according to local authorities.

The earthquake, which struck early Monday, left nearly 1,000 people injured and caused extensive damage to the city’s historic Blue Mosque, the Afghanistan National Disaster Management Authority (ANDMA) said. While the sparsely populated epicentre helped limit casualties, officials warned that the timing of the disaster, just before Afghanistan’s freezing winter, could worsen humanitarian conditions.

Hundreds of homes were flattened or severely damaged, leaving families exposed …

Deadly Earthquake Strikes Visayan Islands Philippines Kills 60

Deadly Earthquake Strikes Visayan Islands Philippines Kills 60

October 2, 2025 1:26 am

Deadly Earthquake measuring 6.9 magnitude hits Visayas region of central Philippines, leaving at least 60 killed and 150 injured as rescuers search for survivors.

A powerful earthquake has struck the central Philippines, leaving at least 60 people dead and more than 150 injured, authorities confirmed on Wednesday.

The 6.9 magnitude quake hit shortly after 10 p.m. local time on Tuesday, just west of the coastal town of Palompon. The tremor, described as shallow by seismologists, brought down buildings, damaged homes and scattered rubble across busy streets, complicating rescue efforts overnight.

Emergency teams, supported by soldiers, police officers and civilian volunteers, …

Death Toll Of Philippines’ Massive 7.1 Earthquake Hits Over 100

July 27, 2022 9:01 pm

Reports have revealed that a powerful 7.1 magnitude earthquake has struck the Philippine island of Luzon on Wednesday while badly damaging a hospital and some of the buildings in a northern province and sending strong tremors through the capital, Manila.

This had been confirmed by the United States Geological Survey.

There had been no immediate reports of serious injuries or deaths from the quake, which struck about 11 km (six miles) southeast of the town of Dolores and at a shallow depth of 10 km (6 miles). A hospital in Abra province was evacuated after the building partially collapsed following

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Dozens Injured As Powerful 7.1 Earthquake Hits Philippines

Dozens Injured As Powerful 7.1 Earthquake Hits Philippines

July 27, 2022 4:07 am

A powerful 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck the Philippine island of Luzon early Wednesday killing no fewer than one person and damaging buildings in the northern Abra province and sending strong tremors through the capital, Manila.

Africa Daily News, New York gathered that a 25-year-old man was killed by falling debris, said Abra Vice Governor Joy Bernos, when the quake struck about 11 km (six miles) southeast of Dolores town at a shallow depth of 10 km (6 miles), according to U.S. Geological Survey data.

‘Despite the sad reports about the damages caused by the earthquake, we are assuring quick response …

Over 920 Confirmed Dead In Afghanistan Earthquake

Over 920 Confirmed Dead In Afghanistan Earthquake

June 23, 2022 12:51 am

Officials said that a strong earthquake slammed a remote border region of Afghanistan overnight, killing at least 920 people and injuring hundreds more. As rescuers search amid collapsed homes, the death toll is anticipated to grow.

Africa Daily News, New Yorrk gathered that the 5.9 magnitude earthquake was most severe in the arid east, where residents already lead precarious lives in a nation gripped by a humanitarian catastrophe made worse by the Taliban takeover in August.

The country’s supreme leader, Hibatullah Akhundzada, predicted that the death toll would probably continue to grow as reports of victims came in from remote …

Death Toll From Mexican Earthquake Rises To 10

Death Toll From Mexican Earthquake Rises To 10

June 25, 2020 1:58 pm

The death toll from a powerful earthquake that struck southern Mexico on Tuesday has risen to 10 people, authorities said.

Residents in the areas have also began clearing the rubble and assessing the damage from the temblor.

The area surrounding the popular Huatulco beach resort in the southern state of Oaxaca was hardest hit by the 7.4 magnitude quake, but the shaking could be felt as far away as Mexico City, where tall buildings swayed and thousands of people raced into the streets.

Roughly 30 buildings in the capital were damaged, and in a northern neighbourhood that was hard hit …

Southern Philippines Hit By 6.8 Magnitude Earthquake

December 15, 2019 3:20 pm

A 6.8 magnitude earthquake hit the southern Philippine island of Mindanao on Sunday, geologists said, the same area struck by a string of deadly tremors in October.

People rushed from homes and restaurants set swaying by the strong jolt south of the populous city of Davao and the Philippine Institue of Volcanology and Seismology said it was expecting damage.

There was no threat of a tsunami, said the US Geological Survey, which initially reported the magnitude at 6.9.

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The Philippines suffers regular tremors as part of the Pacific …

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Albanians Hold Mass Funeral For Earthquake Victims

November 29, 2019 11:32 am

Albanian families buried their loved ones on Friday and the country mourned the 49 people known to have died in this week’s earthquake, as officials grapple with the destruction left in its wake.

Entire families were crushed by their homes when the 6.4 magnitude earthquake — the most deadly and devastating in decades — jolted the Balkan country before dawn on Tuesday.

In the town of Thumane, where numerous buildings collapsed, loved ones wept before the six wooden coffins of the Cara family and three more belonging to the Greku family.

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Albania Earthquake Death Toll Hits 40: Defence Ministry

November 28, 2019 12:04 pm
The death toll from the most powerful earthquake to strike Albania in decades rose to 40 on Thursday, after 10 more bodies were pulled from the rubble overnight, the defence ministry said.

The 6.4 magnitude earthquake rattled the Balkan state before dawn on Tuesday, levelling buildings and trapping bodies underneath the wreckage in towns near the Adriatic coast.

“Ten more victims were found during the night, bringing the number of dead to 40,” the ministry said in a statement.

With the help of experts flown in

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Albania Races Against Time To Find Earthquake Survivors

November 27, 2019 2:37 pm

Emergency workers on Wednesday pulled dust-covered corpses from the ruins of an earthquake that has claimed nearly 30 lives in Albania, as aftershocks hampered the second day of search efforts for survivors.

The 6.4 magnitude earthquake that rattled the Balkan state early Tuesday morning was the most powerful and damaging in decades.

In the hard-hit coastal city of Durres and the town of Thumane, apartments and hotels collapsed into mountains of rubble, trapping residents beneath.

With the help of dogs and 200 experts flown in from across Europe, rescuers raced against time to clear away the wreckage after 45 people …

Five Killed, 120 injured In Iran Earthquake

Five Killed, 120 Injured In Iran Earthquake

November 8, 2019 8:41 am
A night-time earthquake in northwestern Iran on Friday killed five people and injured 120, according to early reports on state television.
The 5.9-magnitude quake struck about 120 kilometres (75 miles) southeast of the city of Tabriz, in East Azerbaijan Province, in the early hours of the morning, the Iranian Seismological Center said.Described as “moderate”, the shallow quake was eight kilometres (five miles) deep and was followed by five aftershocks.

Provincial governor, Mohammad-Reza Pourmohammadi, told local media that at least 30 houses had been destroyed.

Rescue operations were underway in 41 rural

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