Earthquake

Four dead, several dozen injured in Haiti quake

TEHRAN, Jun 07 (MNA) – An earthquake shook parts of western Haiti on Tuesday, killing at least four people and injuring three dozen others, authorities said, with more victims feared trapped under the rubble.

Magnititude 4.7 earthquake shakes Kermanshah province

TEHRAN, June 4 (MNA) – A 4.7-magnitude earthquake struck Gahvareh district in Iran's Kermanshah province on Sunday morning.

4.8-magnitude earthquake jolts eastern Iran

TEHRAN, Jun 03 (MNA) – A 4.8-magnitude earthquake hit Sarakhs city in Iran's Razavi Khorasan province on Saturday morning.

Powerful 6 magnitude quake hits parts of Pakistan

TEHRAN, May 28 (MNA) – A powerful 6.0-magnitude earthquake jolted several parts of Pakistan on Sunday morning, sparking panic and forcing residents to flee their homes.

Srong quake strikes Sarab in northwest Iran

TEHRAN, May 22 (MNA) – A relatively strong earthquake struck Sarab County in Eest Azarbaijan Province in northwest Iran with tremors being felt in Tabriz in the capital of the Province.

Quake shakes areas in northwest Syria, southern Turkey

TEHRAN, May 07 (MNA) – Local Syrian media said that a relatively strong earthquake shook some areas in Syria's northwest and in south of Turkey on Sunday morning.

1 dead, 27 injured in strong quake in central Japan

TEHRAN, May 06 (MNA) – An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.5 rocked a wide area on the Sea of Japan coast in central Japan on Friday, leaving one person dead and 27 injured, authorities said.

Injuries reported after magnitude 6.5 earthquake in Japan

TEHRAN, May 05 (MNA) – A magnitude 6.5 earthquake, jolted Ishikawa Prefecture in Japan on Friday afternoon, leaving several people injured and damages to buildings, local media reported.

4.3-magnitude earthquake jolts Isfahan province

TEHRAN, Apr. 24 (MNA) – A 4.3-magnitude earthquake hit Hoseynabad village in Isfahan province on Monday afternoon.

Death toll from earthquakes in Turkey reaches 50,339

TEHRAN, Apr. 05 (MNA) – The number of people killed by the devastating February earthquakes in the southeast of Turkey has reached 50,399, Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said on Wednesday.

Magnitude 6.3 quake strikes off Panama coast

TEHRAN, Apr. 05 (MNA) – A strong 6.3-magnitude earthquake has struck off Panama's Pacific coast near the town of Boca Chica.

4 dead, hundreds of homes destroyed in Papua New Guinea quake

TEHRAN, Apr. 04 (MNA) – At least four people have been killed and hundreds of houses destroyed in a remote area of northern Papua New Guinea, an official said on Tuesday, a day after a 7.2 magnitude earthquake.

Magnitude 6.9 Earthquake Occurs in Russia’s Kamchatka

TEHRAN, Apr. 03 (MNA) – A 6.9-magnitude earthquake has struck int he waters of Avacha Bay in Russia’s Far East, according to the geophysical service of the Russian Academy of Sciences.

3 killed as mild earthquake hits Pakistan's Balochistan

TEHRAN, Apr. 02 (MNA) – A mild 3.5 magnitude quake hit Pakistan's Balochistan province, killing three people and injuring five others when their mud-walled houses collapsed, authorities have said.

Magnitude 5.6 quake hits Khoy in northwest Iran

TEHRAN, Mar. 24 (MNA) – A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck the Khoy Country in West Azerbaijan Province early on Friday, injuring dozens of people.

Magnitude 5 earthquake jolts Aqqala in Golestan province

TEHRAN, Mar. 22 (MNA) – A magnitude 5 quake struck Anbar Olum in Aqqala County, Golestan province, Iran on Wednesday afternoon.

At least 13 killed in Afghanistan, Pakistan after earthquake

TEHRAN, Mar. 22 (MNA) – At least 13 people have been confirmed dead so far after the 6.5-magnitude quake sent residents fleeing from their homes in towns across northern Afghanistan and Pakistan, as it damaged buildings and triggered landslides.

Death toll from earthquake in Ecuador rises to at least 14

TEHRAN, Mar. 19 (MNA) – At least 14 people died and over 300 others were injured as a result of the 6.5-magnitude earthquake in western Ecuador, the press service of Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso informs.

4.6-magnitude earthquake hits Kahramanmaraş

TEHRAN, Mar. 18 (MNA) – An earthquake measuring 4.6 on the Richter scale occurred this morning, Saturday, in the Gokson region of Kahramanmaraş, southern Turkey.

Magnitude 7.1 earthquake hits Kermadec Islands in New Zealand

TEHRAN, Mar. 16 (MNA) – An earthquake of 7.1 magnitude struck the Kermadec Islands region in New Zealand on Thursday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said.

Turkey floods kill 5 in earthquake-affected provinces

TEHRAN, Mar. 15 (MNA) – Floods caused by torrential rains hit two provinces that were devastated by last month’s earthquake, killing at least five people and increasing the misery for thousands who were left homeless, officials said Wednesday.

6,600 foreign nationals killed in earthquakes, Turkey says

TEHRAN, Mar. 13 (MNA) – As many as 6,600 foreign nationals, mostly Syrians, were killed in Turkey’s earthquakes, Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said at a press conference on Monday.

Erdogan:

More than 47,000 people were killed in Turkey’s earthquakes

TEHRAN, Mar. 10 (MNA) – More than 47,000 people were killed in the earthquakes that hit Turkey on February 6, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said in a televised speech on Friday.

FM Amir-Abdollahian meets Turkish counterpart in Ankara

TEHRAN, Mar. 08 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, who arrived in Ankara last night, met and held talks with his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu on Wednesday.

Magnitude 6.9 earthquake strikes Kermadec Islands

TEHRAN, Mar. 04 (MNA) – An earthquake of magnitude 6.9 struck Kermadec Islands region in New Zealand on Saturday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said.

5.6-magnitude earthquake rocks Turkey's Malatya

TEHRAN, Feb. 27 (MNA) – A magnitude 5.6 earthquake shook Türkiye's Malatya province on Monday, the Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) said, according to local media.

In wake of quake;

13th Iran plane carrying humanitarian aid lands in Syria

TEHRAN, Feb. 25 (MNA) – The thirteenth plane carrying the humanitarian aid of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the Syria earthquake-stricken people arrived in Syria.

Magnitude 6.1 earthquake strikes Hokkaido in Japan, no tsunam

TEHRAN, Feb. 24 (MNA) – A massive earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter Scale struck Japan on Saturday. The quake's epicentre was Hokkaido with seismic intensity of 5-lower.

Turkey begins to rebuild homes for 1.5 milion left homeless

TEHRAN, Feb. 25 (MNA) – Turkey has launched its homes rebuilding drive for its 1.5 million citizens that are left homeless in the aftermath of the devastating tremors that jolted both Turkey and Syria earlier this month.