Earthquake

An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 on the richter scale hit Moro Gulf in Philippines, on August 13. Notably, Moro Gulf is situated in Mindanao region. According to the European Mediterranean Seismology Centre (EMSC), the earthquake was at a depth of 10 kms, which is around 6.21 miles. Further details on the matter is awaited from local media reports.

An earthquake of 7.1 magnitude on the richter scale struck the central Luzon island in the Philippines, on July 27. According to Interior and Local government secretary Benhur Abalos, at least four persons were killed and 60 others were injured. Abalos then stated that at least 60 landslides were triggered because of the quake. Furthermore, the quake affected 15 provinces, 15 cities, 218 municipalities and 6,756 villages.

The National Centre of Seismology (NCS) informed that an earthquake of 4.8 magnitude occurred in Manipur, on July 16. The earthquake occurred in the East South-east Moirang, at around 11:42 pm, and had a depth of 94 km. NCS is the nodal agency of the Indian government, that monitors earthquake activities in the country. Furthermore, on July 5, an earthquake of 3.7 magnitude on the Richter scale occurred in Assam.

An earthquake of 4.8 magnitude jolted Andaman and Nicobar Islands, in the intervening night of July 8 and 9. Reportedly, the earthquake occurred at 2:34 am, and had a depth of 10 km. The incident occurred 233 km South East of Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar. The National Centre for Seismology (NCS) tweeted, "Earthquake of magnitude: 4.8 Occurred on 09-07-2022, 02:34:43 IST".

Following terrible earthquake that struck southeast Afghanistan last week, at least 155 children have perished, according to report issued by United Nations Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs on June 26. The magnitude 6.0 earthquake that… read-more