earthquake deaths

At least seven persons died when a massive earthquake hit Taiwan on Wednesday. Over 730 persons were also reported to be injured in the major earthquake that hit Taiwan. Most deaths occurred in Hualien county of Taiwan, the epicentre of…

The official number of deaths in the powerful earthquake that hit central Japan on January 1 reached 202 on Tuesday. According to the Japanese government, over 100 persons are still missing. The 7.5 magnitude earthquake devastated the…

Rescuers still searched for bodies in the rubbles five days after a huge earthquake struck central Japa. According to the Japanese government, till now 98 people have been confirmed to have been killed in the earthquake. The death toll…

The number of recorded deaths following the powerful earthquake that struck Japan New Year's Day rose to 73 on Thursday. Rescue operations are still continuing at the collapsed buildings. All these deaths occurred in Ishikawa prefecture,…

The total number of deaths in the 7.6 magnitude earthquake that hit Japan's Ishikawa prefecture on Monday reached 62, reported news agencies on Wednesday. According to The Japan News, there were 29 casualties in Wajima, 22 in Suzu, five…

A major earthquake that hit Japan on New Year's Day reportedly killed more than 30 people. The 7.5-magnitude earthquake hit Ishikawa prefecture on the main island of Honshu. This earthquake triggered tsunami waves of more than a metre…

Over 116 people died and around 400 were when a 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck a remote mountainous region in northwest China just before midnight. According to the China Earthquake Networks Centre, the shallow quake, with its epicenter…

Another strong earthquake measuring 6.3 on the Richter scale shook parts of western Afghanistan on Wednesday morning. An earlier in the same region left more than 2,000 dead and flattened whole villages. This recent quake occurred at…

The earthquakes that hit western Afghanistan on Saturday have killed more than 4,000 people, informed National Disaster Management Authority (ANDMA). According to the ANDMA, around 2,000 houses were completely destroyed by two…

At least 296 people were killed in a powerful earthquake that struck Morocco on Friday night. This major earthquake reduced buildings to rubbles and also damaged parts of the famous red walls that surround the old city in historic…