quake casualties
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Magnitude 6.3 earthquake jolts eastern Turkey: report
TEHRAN, Oct. 16 (MNA) – Local media in Turkey reported that an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.3 on the Richter scale shocked eastern region of Turkey.
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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.
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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.
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Magnitude 7 earthquake jolts Solomon Island
TEHRAN, Nov. 22 (MNA) – A powerful magnitude 7.0 earthquake jolted the Solomon Islands Tuesday, overturning tables and sending people racing for higher ground.
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5.4 magnitude quake strikes Khoy in northwest Iran
TEHRAN, Oct. 05 (MNA) – As many as 100 people were imjured in a 5.4 magnitude quake that hit Khoy in West Azarbaijan in northwest Iran.
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Earthquake in China's Sichuan kills more than 30
TEHRAN, Sep. 06 (MNA) – A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck China’s Sichuan province on Monday, killing more than 30 people and shaking the provincial capital of Chengdu and more distant provinces.
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Earthquake in China’s Sichuan kills 21 as landslides strike
TEHRAN, Sep. 05 (MNA) – A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck China’s Sichuan province, killing at least 21 people and shaking the capital Chengdu.
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5.4 earthquake shakes Kerman province in southeast Iran
TEHRAN, Jun. 26 (MNA) – A 5.4-magnitude earthquake rocked Ravar in northern Kerman province in southeast Iran on Sunday afternoon.
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5.8-magnitude quake hits northwest China: report
TEHRAN, Jan. 23 (MNA) – A 5.8-magnitude earthquake jolted the city of Delingha in northwest China's Qinghai Province at 10:21 am Sunday (Beijing Time), according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).
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At least 26 killed in Afghanistan earthquake
TEHRAN, Jan. 18 (MNA) – At least 26 people were killed after an earthquake hit western Afghanistan on Monday, an official said.
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Number of killed in earthquake in Afghanistan rises to 22
TEHRAN, Jan. 17 (MNA) – A 5.6-magnitude earthquake has struck western Afghanistan killing dozens of people, media have reported.