ALOR SETAR: The Kedah women's cycling team, participating in the Tour of Thailand 2025 in Bangkok, Thailand, is confirmed safe, says head coach Noor Alfizar Othman. The Thai capital was shaken by earthquake tremors on Friday (March 28). ALSO READ: Why Thai authorities could not issue an earthquake warning Noor Alfizar told Bernama on Saturday (March 29) that the...
YANGON/BANGKOK/HANOI (Agencies): A powerful earthquake rocked Myanmar and neighbouring Thailand and Vietnam on March 28, killing at least 25 people, toppling buildings, bridges and an air traffic control tower, and rupturing roads. The 7.7-magnitude tremor hit north-west of the city of Sagaing at a shallow depth, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said. A 6.4-magnitude aftershock...
(Reuters) - At least 144 people in Myanmar have been killed and 732 injured by a major earthquake that struck the country on Friday, state-run MRTV said on the Telegram messaging app on Friday (Reporting by Shoon Naing; Writing by Martin Petty)
KUALA LUMPUR: Tremors were felt in Malaysia after a moderate earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale struck off the west coast of North Sumatra, Indonesia at 6.22am on Tuesday (March 18) The Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia), in a statement, reported that the earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 kilometres (km) and was located 41 km...
TOKYO: A powerful earthquake struck off Japan's southern coast on Thursday (Aug 8), triggering a tsunami advisory that urged residents to stay away from the coastline. Nine people were injured, most of them slightly, but there were no reports of serious damage. The Japan Meteorological Agency said the quake registered magnitude 7.1 and was centred in...
MANILA: A 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of the southern Philippines on Saturday (Aug 3), the United States Geological Survey said, but no tsunami warning was issued and there were no immediate reports of damage. The shallow quake hit just before 6:30am local time about 20km from the village of Barcelona on the east of...
TAIPEI (Reuters) -Earthquake warning smartphone apps have surged in popularity in Taiwan due to high demand from people eager to get a few extra seconds to take cover after more than 1,300 aftershocks rattled the island in the past month following a large temblor. Taiwan's east coast was struck by a 7.2 magnitude quake on April...
JAKARTA: Two earthquakes rocked Bandung, West Java, on Wednesday (May 1), affecting three families and causing damage to three houses, along with two mosques, three schools, and a health centre. National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) spokeperson Abdul Muhairi, spokesperson urged residents to remain alert for aftershocks and advised them to avoid buildings showing signs of damage...
On Wednesday morning (Apr 3), Taiwan was hit by a magnitude-7.4 earthquake, the strongest the island has seen in 25 years. The quake was felt throughout Taiwan, and in surrounding areas including Fujian, Guangdong, Jiangsu, and Shanghai. Ko Yao Tsung, the father of Taiwanese star Kai Ko, was one of the many affected by the quake. While he...
HUALIEN, Taiwan (Reuters) -The number of people injured in a 7.2 magnitude earthquake in eastern Taiwan climbed past 1,000 on Thursday though the death toll remained steady at nine, with dozens workers on their way to a hotel in a national park mostly now found safe. The temblor, the strongest in 25 years, hit on Wednesday...
