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Putin offers China quake recovery help

Last Updated: Saturday, April 20, 2013, 13:28

Russian President Vladimir Putin offered China assistance on Saturday in helping recover from a quake that struck the southwest Sichuan province and killed at least 71 people, the Kremlin said.

China hit by major quake, 157 dead, 3000 injured

Last Updated: Saturday, April 20, 2013, 09:12

More than 150 people were killed and 3,000 injured when a strong earthquake hit a mountainous part of southwestern China on Saturday, destroying thousands of homes and triggering landslides.

India`s N-plants unaffected by Iran earthquake: NPCIL

Last Updated: Tuesday, April 16, 2013, 19:58

Nuclear plants in Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan remained unaffected by the earthquake that hit the Pakistan-Iran border region this evening, impact of which was widely felt in northwest India.

Chronology of earthquakes in the last 10 years

Last Updated: Tuesday, April 16, 2013, 19:21

Strong tremors rocked large parts of north India, including the national capital and its adjoining areas, Tuesday evening following a massive 7.8 magnitude earthquake on the Pakistan-Iran border.

Iran denies radiation leak at Bushehr N-plant

Last Updated: Monday, April 15, 2013, 16:10

Iran has dismissed as baseless the media reports suggesting possible radiation leakage at Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant due to last week`s earthquake.

Japan official alerts North Korean missile instead of quake

Last Updated: Saturday, April 13, 2013, 11:09

A Japanese official mistakenly announced the launch of a North Korean missile instead of sending an alert about a strong earthquake that hit western Japan.

Magnitude 6.3 earthquake hits western Japan, 24 injured

Last Updated: Saturday, April 13, 2013, 08:45

A strong 6.3-magnitude earthquake hit western Japan, injuring at least 24 people and destroying some houses.

Moderate earthquake felt in Mexico City

Last Updated: Friday, April 12, 2013, 12:32

A moderate earthquake shook buildings in Mexico`s capital and its southwestern coast, but there were no immediate reports of damage.

Bushehr nuclear plant `undamaged` by strong Iran quake

Last Updated: Tuesday, April 9, 2013, 19:30

Iran`s only nuclear power plant, located in the Gulf city of Bushehr, was undamaged by a strong earthquake.

Death toll at 37 as Iran wraps up quake rescue

Last Updated: Tuesday, April 9, 2013, 18:29

A 6.1 magnitude earthquake killed 37 and injured hundreds more in a sparsely populated area in southern Iran on Tuesday, Iranian officials said. Authorities said it did not damage a nuclear plant in the region.

Earthquake of 5.9-magnitude strikes Pakistan

Last Updated: Thursday, April 4, 2013, 13:33

A 5.9-magnitude earthquake today rocked many parts of northern and central Pakistan, leaving at least three persons injured in Peshawar city.

Moderate earthquake hits Kashmir, no damage to property

Last Updated: Thursday, April 4, 2013, 12:56

A moderate intensity earthquake measuring 5.4 on the Richter Scale hit the Kashmir Valley on Thursday afternoon.