More than 2,400 people killed in 6.3 magnitude earthquake in Herat, Afghanistan
There are a total of 202 public health facilities in Herat province, one of which is a major regional hospital where 500 casualties were taken
Structural safety: preparing for the big one
Implementing seismic codes while constructing buildings will help save several lives in our earthquake-prone cities
Medieval descriptions of an 1114 CE quake in present-day Turkey and Syria feel eerily familiar
Even at a distance of 900 years, accounts of the 1114 earthquake reveal historical societies went about recording natural disasters in terms that …
Scientists identify earthquake-vulnerable areas in Nepal
Locations on the southern periphery of the Main Himalayan Thrust Fault are vulnerable and may have earthquakes in the coming years
Simply Put: Heaven on Earth
At least 91 killed, 200 injured in Indonesia after 6.9-magnitude earthquake hit Lombok island
This was the second earthquake in Indonesia in a week
Turkey-Syria earthquake: Food production hit, farmers need immediate assistance, says FAO
FAO seeking $25 million for Turkey & $10 million for Syria immediately
Earthquake in Odisha leaves one dead, many injured
About 34 villages of two districts in the state are tsunami prone
5.6-magnitude earthquake hits Afghanistan
This may be an aftershock of the quake that struck the country in October last year, experts suggest
Taiwan earthquake: An earthquake scientist on what we know so far and what may happen next
Landslides also occurred along the mountainous central east coast
Will recent political instability affect Haiti’s earthquake response? An expert explains
Haiti experienced a powerful earthquake after the assassination of former President Jovenel Moïse, an event that underlines precarious …
Taiwan’s earthquake kills at least 4, injures 225; powerful aftershocks on cards
The quake has sparked off several aftershocks, which are likely to continue in the coming two weeks
Earthquake of magnitude 8.1 strikes Mexico; at least 15 killed
Its epicentre was 123 km (76 miles) southwest of the town of Pijijiapan, at a depth of 33 km
India pushes for micro-level earthquake vulnerability maps
Launches seismic microzonation manual
Volcano threat spurs mass evacuation in Democratic Republic of Congo
Thousands started fleeing Goma city in DR Congo on May 27 after a second warning
Save Himalayan ecology: Learnings from Turkey-Syria quake & Joshimath crisis
The Himalayan mountain belt is one of the most seismically active as it is located on seismic zone 5
Alaska's North Slope hit by most powerful earthquake
The last most powerful quake in the North Slope was in 1995 at 5.2, and the jump to 6.4 is significant because earthquakes rapidly grow in …
Hiroshima isotopes help solve mystery surrounding 1950 Assam-Tibet earthquake
It is the biggest earthquake to rock the Himalayas so far with a magnitude of 8.6 on the Richter scale
One person is displaced every second by disasters
The Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) estimates that disasters forced more than 19.3 million people in 100 countries to flee their …
Assam tremor highlights vulnerability of North East India to large earthquakes
Experts say there is a considerable knowledge and policy gap regarding earthquakes in North East India that must be bridged to formulate quake …
Quake strikes Haiti; 1,200 killed, emergency declared
Earthquake in Haiti a wake-up call for India, says expert
Simultaneous quakes rock Kashmir
The first quake happened on February 5 while the second happened the day after
Work of friction
How well do scientists understand the seismicity of the Himalayas?
Earthquake, tsunami kill 844 in Indonesia
The death toll is expected to rise further because the authorities have not reached all affected areas yet
Can't prevent earthquakes, but can minimise Damage: Earth Sciences ministry
Vulnerable areas include all north-eastern states, Delhi, the Kutch region in Gujarat and Andaman & Nicobar Islands