Earthquake

People rushed out of buildings fearing collapse

Tremors were felt across the region including India and Afghanistan

Tsunami warnings mean that a tsunami with significant inundation is possible or is already occurring

Reports say it was felt in majority of the country

Tokyo Electric Power Company still needs to get local consent to bring the reactors online

The quake caused no major damage but tens of thousands of people spent the night outside for fear of aftershocks

Magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck near south coast of Java

Epicentre recorded to be Hindu Kush region in Afghanistan

Schools were closed in some areas of the province, ISNA news agency reported

North Korea's nuclear test site may be suffering from the geological condition 'Tired Mountain Syndrome'

The latest tremors come just over two weeks after a 7.3 quake killed more than 500 people in Kermanshah province

Southwestern parts of China are frequently hit by earthquakes

The anchor and politician were shocked and panicked

Death toll in Iran stood at 413 dead, 6,700 injured

Authorities says the 7.3-magnitude quake also caused injuries to 6,700 people

PDMA says no casualties reported

Top intelligence agency has purportedly warned ERRA of an underwater earthquake in the Indian Ocean

Letter to DGA says ‘misleading’ account tarnished the authority’s image

It competes with its former partner, Mexico’s official alerting system run by government-funded non profit CIRES

Tensions have soared in recent weeks following Pyongyang's nuclear tests

In the past seven years, Chile has had three quakes of a magnitude greater than eight

A walk was also organised that started from Nasir Bagh and concluded at Town Hall

K-P minister alleges federal govt was withholding funds it received from international donors

There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage

Apartment buildings, offices, a school and a textile factory were among the structures flattened

300 people killed by the powerful, 7.1-magnitude earthquake that parts of Mexico City and nearby regions on Tuesday

Locals claim billions allocated for reconstruction spent only on salaries and perks of officials

No tsunami warnings issued immediately

Police called for calm and cordoned off streets with grotesquely twisted buildings, their reinforcing steel poking out

Twenty-two children dead in collapsed school building following earthquake

Mexico's biggest earthquake in a century

The 8.1 magnitude quake off the southern coast late Thursday was stronger than a devastating 1985 temblor

President Nieto describes 8.2 magnitude quake as "largest registered in our country in at least the past 100 years"

The jolts were felt at Gilgit, Astore, Skardu and adjoining areas

Ischia has been a frequent victim of earthquakes

The quake was centred around 287 kilometres (178 miles) east of Suva

Authorities say they are checking whether the quake caused any damage

Authorities have said thousands of response personnel are sent into the area

Earthquake of 6.5 magnitude hit the Sichuan city on Tuesday

Aid organisations warned that it will take time before a clear picture of the scale of the disaster comes into focus

Over 130,000 houses may be damaged

Several residents fled their homes for fear of buildings collapsing

No casualties or property damage reported

The epicentre of the quake was approximately 10.3 kilometres south of the major Turkish resort of Bodrum

Locals demand govt funds to build additional classrooms, provide basic facilities

The remote and sparsely populated area is close to the border with Tajikistan

Pacific island is a zone of tectonic activity frequently subject to earthquakes and volcanic eruptions

The intensity of the earthquake was measured at 5.5 on the Richter scale

There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties from the quake

It was not immediately clear if there had been casualties or extensive damage from the quake