Earthquake

According to the administration's Seismology Centre, the quake's epicentre was located 25 KM south-southeast of Hualien County Hall of Taiwan in the Pacific Ocean at a depth of 15.5 KM.

The Indian Embassy in Kathmandu stated on Thursday that Jaishankar and Foreign Affairs Minister of Nepal NP Saud also witnessed the handover of the fifth tranche of post-Jajarkot earthquake relief supply provided by the Indian government.

The epicenter Liugou Township is about 8 km from the county seat of Jishishan Bao'an, Dongxiang, Sala Autonomous County in Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture, Gansu.

Iceland declared a ‘state of emergency’ after nearly 4,000 small and medium intensity earthquakes jolted the southwest Reykjanes peninsula in the country.

The death toll rose to 70 after a strong earthquake of 6.4 magnitude jolted Nepal in the late hours of Friday, informed officials.

Speaking to Reuters, Mullah Janan Sayeeq, spokesman for the Ministry of Disasters, stated that 2,053 people were dead, 9,240 injured and 1,329 houses were damaged or destroyed in these tremors.

At least 20 people have been killed and 78 injured after an earthquake hit western Afghanistan.

The earthquake’s most severe impact, as reported by the Interior Ministry of Morocco, has been on older settlements located beyond the city limits.

According to data from the US Geological Survey, the earthquake's epicentre was situated 71 kilometres southwest of the renowned tourist destination Marrakesh in Morocco.

At least 13 people have been confirmed dead and many injured so far after the 6.5-magnitude quake strikes Pakistan and Afghanistan.